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Feature film — 2024

The Traitor (2024)

5.61h 56mDrama — History

Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.

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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

ARTE / Amalia Film / Contrast Film / Gretchenfilm / Letterbox Filmproduktion / SRG SSR / SRF / ZDF / Blue Entertainment

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Director: Michael Krummenacher

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Cast & crew

Dimitri Krebs as Ernst Schrämli

Dimitri Krebs

Ernst Schrämli

Fabian Hinrichs as August Schmid

Fabian Hinrichs

August Schmid

Luna Wedler as Gerti Zanelli

Luna Wedler

Gerti Zanelli

Stefan Gubser as Roman Graf

Stefan Gubser

Roman Graf

Ernst C. Sigrist as Egon Schrämli

Ernst C. Sigrist

Egon Schrämli

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Jonathan Ferrari

Max Hofstätter

Roger Bonjour as Captain Keller

Roger Bonjour

Captain Keller

Flurin Giger as Johann Riebli

Flurin Giger

Johann Riebli

Robert Hunger-Bühler as Richter Weng

Robert Hunger-Bühler

Richter Weng

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Sina Martens

Else Schmid

Pierre Siegenthaler as Police Captain Seiler

Pierre Siegenthaler

Police Captain Seiler

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Stéphane Maeder

Konrad Zanelli

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