Swiss Soldiers, Women’s Rights in Kyrgyzstan, Gold Miners in Niger Among Subjects in Upcoming Swiss Documentaries
variety.comTrinidad Barleycorn One of the smallest countries in Europe has the highest number of soldiers per capita. This situation is dissected in “Swiss Citizen Soldiers,” one of the six high-end documentaries that will arrive on the circuit in the coming months, and were pitched at the Swiss Films Previews at Visions du Réel, in Nyon, Switzerland. SWISS CITIZEN SOLDIERS “Switzerland has 200,000 soldiers, by far the most per capita in Europe, and most of these soldiers are switching between their job and military service.
Almost a third of them have their roots in another country”: this is the starting point of “Swiss Citizen Soldiers” (Echte Schweizer), by Luka Popadić, his first documentary feature after several short films. “Eleven months per year, I am a film director.
But for one month, I become a captain in the Swiss army,” the director pitched on stage at Visions du Réel. “My parents are from Belgrade.
I was born in Switzerland, I have dual nationality and I could have chosen to do my military service in Serbia,” Popadić tells Variety. “So, as almost a third of soldiers, I have my roots in another countries.
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