Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair
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Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

5.9 / 10 2006 2h 0mNR German
Drama

Storyline

The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001. "Grounding" is set during the last days of the doomed airline, and tells the story of manager Mario A. Corti's unhappy fate, the last, unlucky CEO at the traditional airline company, as well as of all those nameless people who lost almost everything in the maelstrom of Swissair's downfall: their job, home and their belief in Switzerland.

Cast & Crew

László I. Kish

László I. Kish

Moritz Suter

Lead
Michael Neuenschwander

Michael Neuenschwander

André Dosé

Gilles Tschudi

Gilles Tschudi

Marcel Ospel

RG

Rainer Guldener

Lukas Mühlemann

Kv

Katharina von Bock

Jacqualyn Fouse

MM

Matthias Mölleney

Matthias Mölleney

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Mario Corti

Helmut Förnbacher

Helmut Förnbacher

Paul Stucki

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Steiner's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker