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04/11/2022 Drama, History 1h 34m
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Overview

New technologies are transforming a 19th-century watchmaking town in Switzerland. Josephine, a young factory worker, produces the unrest wheel, swinging in the heart of the mechanical watch. Exposed to new ways of organizing money, time and labor, she gets involved with the local anarchist movement.

  1. Cyril Schäublin

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Clara Gostynski

    Josephine Gräbli

  2. Alexei Evstratov

    Pyotr Kropotkin

  3. Monika Stalder

    Mireille Paratte

  4. Hélio Thiémard

    Claire Gysin

  5. Li Tavor

    Mila Fuchs

  6. Valentin Merz

    Factory Director Roulet

  7. Laurence Bretignier

    Louise Liechti

  8. Laurent Ferrero

    Gendarme Payard

  9. Mayo Irion

    Photographer Clément

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2025-11-24
Based on Pyotr Kropotkin's "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," Cyril Schäublin's "Unrueh" is fascinating and surprisingly easy to watch despite its deliberate pacing. The film's stylism is exceptional, successfully recreating the atmosphere of 1870s Swiss watchmaking culture with meticulous attention to detail. The acting is solid, and there's a running irony in the constant adjustment of the factory clock—a perfect metaphor for workers trying to reclaim control over their own time from industrial capitalism.

The film's precision pacing mirrors the mechanical world it depicts, and the historic...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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