Zurich is a musical roadmovie about Nina, who discovers after the death of her great love, truckdriver Boris, he led a double life. Struggling with her feelings she comes to an almost unforgivable deed, and flees. She submerges into the truckers scene – not capable to express herself, except by singing.
Acting
Wende Snijders' wordless singing carries entire emotional arcs.
Direction
Polak lets truck stops feel like liminal emotional purgatory.
Director
Sacha Polak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wende Snijders was already a celebrated Dutch singer before acting; director Polak wrote the role specifically around her musicality.
One of few films to seriously explore European long-haul trucking subculture, historically dominated by male workers and masculine codes of silence.
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