ID SWISS

What does Swiss culture mean today? Using their personal histories as a starting point, seven young filmmakers examine in episodes the idea of a “homeland”, adding a healthy dose of irony. As the son of Italian immigrants, Fulvio Bernasconi doesn’t know his nationality at heart. During a soccer match between the Swiss and Italian national team, he hopes to find an answer. Nadia Fares grew up in Berne and didn’t meet her father’s family in Cairo until she was 18. Troubled by the civil war in Yugoslavia, Thomas Thümena wonders about the often cited conflict between French- and German-speaking Swiss. He asks young military recruits from both regions whether a civil war is also imginable in Switzerland. Kamal Musale, who’s father emigrated from India, ponders upon food. How does this mixture of spicy flavours and melted cheese affect the Swiss palate?