A Swiss thriller where your brain is the unreliable narrator.
Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening…
Direction
Wyder weaponizes Swiss precision into disorientation.
Writing
Script keeps you as lost as Alex—brutally effective.
Director
Romed Wyder
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during peak anti-globalization fervor; the 2005 Swiss setting deliberately contrasts alpine serenity with digital-age paranoia. Romed Wyder used actual anarchist collectives as extras.
The title 'Absolut' references both absolute truth (which the film destroys) and Absolut Vodka—a winking nod to corporate branding infecting even revolutionary language.
CH
