Is the solution to Switzerland's future to integrate Germany into the confederation? After all, like Michael Ringier, CEO of the Ringier media group, says, blithely ignoring all minorities, we're very close in culture and language. Oskar Freysinger takes out his guitar and sings his answer. Politicians from French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino think expanding will help the country survive. The former German foreign minister thinks the two countries' traditions are too different. The banker Oswald Grübel is worried about Germany's debts, although he'd be prepared to take over its assets. With serious interviews interspersed with gags (boat people on Lake Constance, the last Habsburger as a peasant), Giaccobbo gathers off-the-cuff reactions which reveal a lot about the different mentalities. The movie laughs at preconceived notions, redefines neutrality and reflects on what designates a nation. Switzerland, which loves to teach the world a lesson, will soon helvetize the planet, oder?

Viktor Giacobbo

Mike Müller
Frank A. Meyer
Michael Finger
Habsburger peasant

The Fall of the I-Hotel
The Fall of the I-Hotel

Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
Brazillians Like Me
Brazillians Like Me

Avant-garde
Avant-garde

Ich. Immendorff
Ich. Immendorff

East Is East
East Is East

My Life Inside
My Life Inside

Queen of New York
Queen of New York

Displaced Perssons
Displaced Perssons

Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story

Under the Libertarian Sign
Under the Libertarian Sign

Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon