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A Forgotten Man
“Neutrality has a price.”
6.0 / 10• 2023• 1h 28m•R• German
HistoryDrama
Storyline
Spring 1945, Heinrich Zwygart, Swiss ambassador to Germany flees bombed-out Berlin after eight years of service in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a terrible mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and security of his country. He went through the war, but will he survive the peace?
Cast & Crew
Michael Neuenschwander
Heinrich Zwygart
Lead
Manuela Biedermann
Clara Zwygart
Yann Philipona
Nicolas
CE
Cléa Eden
Helene Zwygart
Peter Wyssbrod
The Colonel
Sabine Timoteo
Madame Bavaud
Victor Poltier
Maurice Bavaud
Margherita Schoch
Babett
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Laurent Nègre's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Forgotten Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
