Tanner (1985)
- Original title
- Der schwarze Tanner
- Directed by
- Xavier Koller
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mountain farmer in World War II Switzerland defies government orders to turn his grazing land into fields for crops. He struggles to hold onto his way of life against bureaucratic pressure.
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What happens
Tanner (German: Der schwarze Tanner) is a 1985 Swiss drama film directed by Xavier Koller and based on Meinrad Inglin’s story of the same name. Set in Switzerland during the Second World War, it follows the mountain farmer Kaspar Tanner as he resists official orders to convert pastureland into cropland. In 1986, the film received several awards and was the Swiss entry for the Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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