The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2024
The Traitor
Directed by
Michael Krummenacher
Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss …
The story
Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
Cast
Dimitri KrebsErnst Schrämli
Fabian HinrichsAugust Schmid
Luna WedlerGerti Zanelli
Stefan GubserRoman Graf
Ernst C. SigristEgon Schrämli
Jonathan FerrariMax Hofstätter
Roger BonjourCaptain Keller
Flurin GigerJohann Riebli
Robert Hunger-BühlerRichter Weng
Sina MartensElse Schmid
Pierre SiegenthalerPolice Captain Seiler
Stéphane MaederKonrad Zanelli
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