A Forgotten Man

A Forgotten Man

Neutrality has a price.

R 2023 · 88 min · ★ 6.0 · History, Drama

Spring 1945, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador to Germany flees bombed-out Berlin after eight years of service in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a terrible mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and security of his country. He went through the war, but will he survive the peace?

Directed by Laurent Nègre · Written by Laurent Nègre

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Michael Neuenschwander Heinrich Zwygart
Manuela Biedermann Clara Zwygart
Yann Philipona Nicolas
Cléa Eden Helene Zwygart
Peter Wyssbrod The Colonel
Sabine Timoteo Madame Bavaud
Victor Poltier Maurice Bavaud
Margherita Schoch Babett
Yves Raeber Marc Gerber
Simon Romang Schranz
Dominik Gysin Klaus Bauer
Sebastian Krähenbühl Ueli

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