original title:
Zweitland
italian title:
Seconda patria
directed by:
cast:
screenplay:
cinematography:
Felix Wiedemann
editing:
Christian Lonk
set design:
costume design:
music:
producer:
production:
Helios Sustainable Films, Starhaus, KGP Filmproduktion, with the support of IDM Film Commission Südtirol
country:
Italy/Germany/Austria
year:
2024
format:
colour
status:
In post-production (12/08/2023)
It’s 1961 ‐ the Cold War between East and West is in full swing; the Wall is being built in Berlin; the trial against Adolf Eichmann is beginning in Jerusalem; and a casefire has been declared in the Algerian War of Independence. The world is still at a deadlock, teetering between coming to terms with the burdens of the past, and facing the emerging threat of new conflicts. In South Tyrol the underground movement of the BAS is ready to rebell with violence against aggressive population measures by the Italian government. Troubled South Tyrol 1961, the Swinging 60’s on hold. Browbeaten to turn in his dare-devil terrorist brother, a young prudent family father identifies more and more with his brother’s ill-fated rebellion.