La guerre dans le Haut Pays

Switzerland / France / Belgium, October 1998
FILM, Fiction, 105 min.

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directed by
Francis Reusser
Written by
Francis Reusser
Status
In distribution

In the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies in the Pays de Vaud occupy the latter and begin preparations for a military offensive which will hasten the fall of Berne. On the far side of the snow-blocked passes of their protective mountains, those who reject the ideas of the Enlightenment begins to organise resistance. Caught between these warring ideas two young lovers, David and Julie, are swept away in the whirlwind stirred up by conflict between parents, passionate disharmony, betrayed friendships, the weight of civil and religious customs…

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World Premiere
October 1998
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 105 min.
Production
CAB Productions SA, Arena Films, Saga Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Gérard Ruey, Jean-Louis Porchet
directed by
Francis Reusser
Written by
Francis Reusser
Location Sound Mix
François Musy

Cast

Antoine Basler
François Marthouret
François Morel
Jacques Michel

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World Rights
CAB Productions SA

Worldwide Distribution

Belgium
Cooperative Nouveau Cinéma Distribution
France
Rezo Films Distribution
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution

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