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The miraculous transformation of the working class into foreigners

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The miraculous transformation of the working class into foreigners (Die wundersame verwandlung der arbeiterklasse in ausländer)

The miraculous transformation of the working class into foreigners (Die wundersame verwandlung der arbeiterklasse in ausländer)

original title:

Die wundersame verwandlung der arbeiterklasse in ausländer

italian title:

La prodigiosa trasformazione della classe operaia in stranieri

directed by:

Samir

screenplay:

Samir

cinematography:

Natascha Vavrina

editing:

Enrico Fröhlich

music:

Massimo Mariani

producer:

Levin Vieth, Gianfilippo Pedote

production:

Dschoint Ventschr, CDV Casa delle Visioni

country:

Switzerland/Italy

year:

2024

film run:

130'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (10/07/2024)

festivals & awards:

For more than one hundred years, the Swiss Social Democratic Party and the trade unions shaped Swiss working-class culture. In the seventies, this culture completely collapsed. The working class of yesteryear are called foreigners. An essay by an immigrant child from a former working class stronghold.