Peasants' War (1998)

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documentary
Original title Peasants' War
Country of production Switzerland
Publishing year 1998
length 84 minutes
Rod
Director Erich Langjahr
script Erich Langjahr
production Langjahr Film GmbH
music Mani Planzer ,
Fritz Hauser
camera Erich Langjahr
cut Erich Langjahr
occupation
  • The Steffen-Rey family, Perlen LU
  • Nyffeler-Albiez family, Gut-Hof in Turgi AG
  • Schmidli-Bühlmann family, Gürberhof in Emmen LU
  • The Abt-Wicki family, Steghof in Rottenschwil AG
  • Hans and Bruno Furrer
  • Rainer Saner and Armin Wirth: Arbeitsgem. for embryo transfer AET Mülligen AG
  • Franz-Joseph Schawalder: Insemination station ( artificial insemination ) Bütschwil SG
  • Werner Kaufeler and Peter Hug: TMF, animal meal factory ( animal carcass recycling ) Bazenheid SG
  • Participants in the 2nd Swiss Brown Swiss Elite Auction Sargans SG, at the 104th bull market in Zug ZG, in the farmers 'demonstration on Europaplatz in Lucerne on January 9, 1992, in the farmers' demonstration in front of the Bundesplatz in Bern on October 23, 1996
chronology

←  Predecessor
Sennen Ballad

Successor  →
Shepherd's journey into the third millennium

Peasant War is a documentary film from 1998 by Swiss director Erich Langjahr .

content

After the Sennen Ballad , this is the second film in a farmer trilogy in which Erich Langjahr deals with the threatened existence of the farmer at the end of the 20th century , in the age of mass production . The film focuses on the survival of agriculture in a time of transition from a state-controlled planned economy to a market economy . It is the time of the explosive liberalization of world trade in goods. Despite protests from many farmers, the new GATT treaties were signed by the Swiss Federal Council and approved by parliament . Switzerland thus became a member of the World Trade Organization WTO in 1995 .

In order to survive in this new market situation, most farmers rely on technical progress and high breeding. But many companies cannot keep up, give up and the farms are auctioned off. In many respects, the Peasant War with its apocalyptic visions of the fully technical agro-industry is the counterpart to the “original”, almost idyllic image of the Sennen Ballad . The shocking images from a meat and bone meal factory create the uncanny impression that the unworthy recycling of leftovers is a fate that affects both animals and humans.

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