Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (1999)

Original title

Beresina oder die letzten Tage der Schweiz

Directed by

Daniel Schmid

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian call girl gets involved with powerful people in Swiss business, politics, the military, and the media. Her actions accidentally lead to a coup by a forgotten patriotic group.

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What happens

Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland (German: Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz) is a 1999 Swiss satirical comedy film directed by Daniel Schmid and written by Martin Suter. It follows Irina, a Russian call girl who becomes entangled with figures from Swiss business, politics, the military, and the media, and unwittingly triggers the coup of a forgotten patriotic organisation. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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