Controversial Swiss war traitor gets a revamp

For @swissinfo_en, I wrote about THE TRAITOR (LANDESVERRÄTER), a new Swiss drama about the first of 16 men executed for treason in Switzerland during World War II. https://t.co/ceNPw25i6p

— Alan Mattli (@AlanMattli) October 25, 2024

"Hence, the film must square its desire to not stray too far from the historical record with its attempts to reclaim Schrämli as a tragic (anti-)hero. This results in a series of strange plot machinations that cast the protagonist as the hapless victim of implausibly personal vendettas."

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