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Unrest

Unrest

20226.51h 34m

Overview

In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement (“unrueh") of the mechanical watches. She soon grows uneasy with the organisation of work and possession in the village and its factory and joins the anarchist worker movement of the local watchmakers. There she meets Piotr Kropotkin, a moony Russian traveller. The two of them meet at a time when new technologies such as time measurement, photography, and the telegraph are transforming the social order, and anarchist discourse is addressing emerging nationalism. During a walk in the woods, Josephine and Piotr ask themselves whether time, money, and the government are not all but fictions.

Directed by Cyril Schäublin
Written by Cyril Schäublin
Produced by Linda Vogel, Michela Pini
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Top Cast

Clara Gostynski

Clara Gostynski

Josephine Gräbli

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Alexei Evstratov

Pyotr Kropotkin

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Monika Stalder

Mireille Paratte

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Hélio Thiémard

Claire Gysin

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Li Tavor

Mila Fuchs

Valentin Merz

Valentin Merz

Factory Director Roulet

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Laurence Bretignier

Louise Liechti

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Laurent Ferrero

Gendarme Payard

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Mayo Irion

Photographer Clément

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Daniel Stähli

Operational Planner Stähli

Themes & Keywords

factoryphotographyswitzerlandclocktelegraphanarchism

About Unrest

Unrest is a drama, history film released in 2022 exploring themes of factory, photography, switzerland, clock, telegraph, anarchism. Directed by Cyril Schäublin, it stars Clara Gostynski, Alexei Evstratov, Monika Stalder. In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement (“unrueh") of the mechanical watches. She soon grows uneasy with the organisation of work and possession in the village and its factory and joins the anarchist worker movement of the local watchmakers. There she meets Piotr Kropotkin, a moony Russian traveller. The two of them meet at a time when new technologies such as time measurement, photography, and the telegraph are transforming the social order, and anarchist discourse is addressing emerging nationalism. During a walk in the woods, Josephine and Piotr ask themselves whether time, money, and the government are not all but fictions.

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