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The Divine Order

The Divine Order

20177.31h 36m

Overview

Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.

Directed by Petra Biondina Volpe
Written by Petra Biondina Volpe
Produced by Reto Schärli, Lukas Hobi
Box Office0Revenue: $30K

Top Cast

Marie Leuenberger

Marie Leuenberger

Nora

Maximilian Simonischek

Maximilian Simonischek

Hans

Marta Zoffoli

Marta Zoffoli

Graziella

Bettina Stucky

Bettina Stucky

Magda

Rachel Braunschweig

Rachel Braunschweig

Theresa

Sibylle Brunner

Sibylle Brunner

Vroni

Noe Krejcí

Noe Krejcí

Max

Finn Sutter

Finn Sutter

Luki

Peter Freiburghaus

Peter Freiburghaus

Gottfried

Therese Affolter

Therese Affolter

Dr. Charlotte Wipf

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshippolitics1970sswitzerlandvillagefeminismrural areahusband wife estrangementwoman directorsexual politicswomen's rights

About The Divine Order

The Divine Order is a comedy, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, politics, 1970s, switzerland, village, feminism. Directed by Petra Biondina Volpe, it stars Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Marta Zoffoli. Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.

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