Image Problem

Image Problem

But don't worry. We are taking care of it.

2012 · 88 min · Documentary

Tax row, bank secrecy and exploitative commodities trading companies: Switzerland has an image problem. But don’t worry. Simon and Andreas are taking care of it. The two fearless filmmakers head out on a yearlong odyssey across Switzerland in order to rebuild the battered reputation of their home country. Along the way they meet farmers and allotment gardeners, journalists and tourists, villa owners and numerous perplexed foreigners.

Directed by Simon Baumann · Written by Simon Baumann

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