Landesverräter
The Traitor
Switzerland / Germany, October 2024
FILM,
Fiction,
112 min.
- directed by
- Michael Krummenacher
- Written by
- Silvia Wolkan, Michael Krummenacher
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- https://contrastfilm.ch/en/film/the-traitor
- IMDb Link
- imdb.com
St. Gallen during the World War II: In the mistaken belief that he could become a great singer in Germany, drifter Ernst Schrämli sells Swiss military information to a manipulative German Nazi spy. When his offence is discovered, Ernst becomes the first Swiss to be sentenced to death for espionage and treason. The naive Ernst is shot by his own troop at the age of twenty-three.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2024
- Original Version
- German (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 112 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0005-04AD-0000-U-0000-0000-L
- Production
- Contrast Film Zürich GmbH, B.A. Filmproduktion GmbH, Letterbox Filmproduktion GmbH, Amalia Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ZDF Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, ARTE G.E.I.E., blue Entertainment AG, Memox GmbH, Gretchenfilm Filmproduktion
- Producer
- Ivan Madeo, Stefan Eichenberger, Michael Lehmann, Felix von Poser, Urs Frey, Roman Droux, Annegret Weitkämper-Krug
- directed by
- Michael Krummenacher
- Written by
- Silvia Wolkan, Michael Krummenacher
- Cinematography
- Michael Saxer
- Editing
- Max Fey
- Location Sound Mix
- Marco Teufen
- Sound Design
- Gina Keller
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jacques Kieffer
- Music
- Björn Magnusson
- Production Design
- Tilman Lasch
- Lighting Design
- Peter Demmer
- Costumes
- Rudolf Jost, Heiner Wiedemann
- Make up
- Judith Kröher Falch, Grit Hildenbrand
- Casting
- Nina Moser, Dana Grünenfelder
Cast
Luna Wedler as Gerti Zanelli
Fabian Hinrichs as August Schmid
Dimitri Krebs as Ernst Schrämli
Stefan Gubser as Roman Graf
Ernst C. Sigrist as Egon Schrämli
Robert Hunger-Bühler as Richter Weng
Sina Martens as Else Schmid
Jonathan Ferrari as Max Hofstätter
Flurin Giger as Johann Riebli
Roger Bonjour as Hauptmann Keller
Rainer Wöss as Konsul Weyrauch
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Contrast Film Zürich GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Ascot Elite Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 24.10.2024
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Zurich, 20. Zurich Film Festival
03.10.2024 - 13.10.2024