The big canton

Movie
Original title	The big canton
Country of production	Switzerland
original language	German
Publishing year	2013
length	85 minutes
Rod
Director	Viktor Giacobbo
script	Viktor Giacobbo, Domenico Blass
production	Ruth Waldburger , Viktor Giacobbo
camera	Peter Hammann , Stefan Dux
cut	Benjamin Fueter
occupation
Viktor Giacobbo Mike Muller Chaostheater earplugs Michael Finger Giacobbos interlocutor, u. a .: Joschka Fischer Gregor Gysi Cem Ozdemir Frank-Walter Steinmeier Thomas Dörflinger Doris Leuthard Philipp Mueller Christian Levrat Natalie Rickli Oswald Grübel Peter Gottwald Roger Schawinski

The big canton is a satirical - documentary film by Viktor Giacobbo . It was released in theaters on May 16 in Switzerland and on July 16, 2014 in Germany.

The plot of the film is based on the discussion of the idea of joining the Federal Republic of Germany as the 27th canton to the Swiss Confederation . Historical and current facts form the framework in which 26 prominent personalities from Switzerland and Germany comment on this idea.

The following names are suggested for the new canton in the film:

• Tütschino : A suitcase word from “tütsch” ( Swiss German for “German”) and “Ticino” (Italian for “ Ticino ”), which is probably also aimed at the otherness of the canton of Ticino with its official language, Italian and its southern location, to that of the "Big Canton" would form the opposite pole.
• Mercedes : Should define the strength of the German automobile manufacturer as the core of the cantonal identity.
• Prolothurn : A suitcase word from “ Prolo ” and “ Solothurn ”, which aims at the, according to the cliché, occasionally loud and rowdy characters of the Germans compared to the Swiss. The relation to the canton of Solothurn remains unclear.
• Valhalla .

Regardless of the aforementioned film, the term large canton is also generally used in Switzerland as a joke term for Germany.

Web links

• The large canton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website of the film