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Alpine Fire (1985)

Alpine Fire poster
Original title
Höhenfeuer
Directed by
Fredi M. Murer
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

On a remote Swiss mountain farm, a deaf boy and his sister navigate their isolated life together. The film focuses on their close but strained relationship.

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What happens

Alpine Fire (German: Höhenfeuer) is a 1985 Swiss drama film written and directed by Fredi M. Murer. Set on a remote mountain farm, it follows the relationship between a deaf boy and his sister. Shot in the canton of Uri, it won the Golden Leopard at the 1985 Locarno International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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