Vollmond

Mar 13 1998 N/A 2h 4m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Fredi M. Murer wrote and directed this Swiss drama about a family with a missing child. The only explanation seems to be kidnapping, but no ransom note arrives. Police inspector Anatol Wasser (Hanspeter Muller) soon faces an elaborate mystery: a dozen Swiss children vanish with no indication of any pattern -- other than the fact that they all lived near lakes. Is organized crime responsible, or does the answer lie in mystical realms? Shown at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.

Plot

The day after the night of the full moon, 12 children all 10 years of age are found to be missing in the four language regions of Switzerland. The police and the media reassuringly claim that there are plenty of leads and clues. No kidnapper comes forward to contradict them. At the end of one week, all the parents receive the exact same letter from the children, written in cryptic language. By the next full moon they must have deciphered the letter and complied with all its requirements, or else... A dramatic-ironic tale that reveals the current state of Switzerland. Switzerland as a metaphor. Or: a plea for less logic and more imagination in our world.

Written by

Fredi M. Murer

Directed by

Fredi M. Murer

Cast

Hanspeter Müller, Lilo Baur, Benedict Freitag

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Germany, Switzerland

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch, Français

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
183
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA