Swiss film to be screened in Baku
By Laman Ismayilova
The Embassy of Switzerland is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the Swiss movie "The Divine Order".
The film will be screened at Yarat Contemporary Art Space on October 25.
"The Divine Order" (Die göttliche Ordnung) is a comedy-drama film from 2017 and the winner of the Audience Award for the best narrative film at the Tribeca Film Festival (2017).
Perhaps not everyone knows that Switzerland - despite its century-old legacy of direct democracy - was one of the last countries in the world to introduce female suffrage. It was only in 1971 when Swiss men ‘allowed’ women in a popular vote to have the right to vote and be elected to Parliament at federal level.
Film director Petra Volpe brings this long-kept "secret" of Swiss Democracy to the big screen in a very funny and entertaining way. The movie is set in Switzerland in 1970 and tells the story of the transformation of a housewife Nora into a change- maker in her small conservative Swiss town. Despite obstacles and backlashes, Nora becomes a hero as she overthrows the status quo together with antiquated views of that time.
Ambassador Philipp Stalder and representatives of the Swiss Embassy will discuss the movie with event participants over some refreshments, which will be served at the same venue right after the screening.
Admission is free. The screening starts at 19:30.
Original language is Swiss German with subtitles in English.
Addresss: Baku, Bayil district, National Flag Square
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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