

The Boat Is Full
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?
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- German
- refugee
- boat
- switzerland
- world war ii
- train
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical25 Apr 1981
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1218 Dec 1981
SwitzerlandCH
- Theatrical1215 Jan 1981
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The Boat Is Full was released on 15 January 1981.
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