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Wikipedia article




'The Boat Is Full' is a 1981 German-language Swiss film directed by Markus Imhoof. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film as a Swiss submission. It was also entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.

Cast



* Tina Engel - Judith Krueger

* Hans Diehl - Hannes Krueger

* Martin Walz - Olaf Landau

* Curt Bois - Lazar Ostrowskij

* Ilse Bahrs - Frau Ostrowskij

* Gerd David - Karl Schneider

* Renate Steiger - Anna Flueckiger

* Mathias Gndinger - Franz Flueckiger

* Michael Gempart - Landjger Bigler

* Klaus Steiger - Reverend Hochdorfer

* Alice Bruengger - Frau Hochdorfer

* Otto Dornbierer - Otti

* Monika Koch - Rosemarie

* Ernst Stiefel - Dr, Baertschi

* Johannes Peyer - Truck Driver

* Gertrud Demenga - Peasant Woman

Title



The title of the film derives from what was expressed by the Swiss during World War II, for as a nonbelligerent country many refugees desired entry there, with most being denied permission. They were frequently told, "Our boat is full," a reference to passengers of a lifeboat after a ship sinking frequently refusing to allow any further survivors to enter their craft after it had reached a level of occupancy felt to approach the limit of safety.

See also



* List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

* 'Grningers Fall', a 1997 Swiss documentary film

* 'Akte Grninger', a 2013 Swiss-Austrian film

References



Further reading



* Hacken, Richard (2008). [https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1217&context=sahs_review "Book Review: The Boat is Full: Swiss Asylum Denied,"] 'Swiss American Historical Society Review,' vol.44 (2008), no. 3, pp. 26-29.


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