Unrest

2022 1h 34m DE

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 49

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Synopsis

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New technologies are transforming a 19th-century watchmaking town in Switzerland. Josephine, a young factory worker, produces the unrest wheel, swinging in the heart of the mechanical watch. Exposed to new ways of organizing money, time and labor, she gets involved with the local anarchist movement.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clara Gostynski
Josephine Gräbli
Alexei Evstratov
Pyotr Kropotkin
Monika Stalder
Mireille Paratte
Hélio Thiémard
Claire Gysin
Li Tavor
Mila Fuchs
Valentin Merz
Factory Director Roulet
Laurence Bretignier
Louise Liechti
Laurent Ferrero
Gendarme Payard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cyril Schäublin
Writers: Cyril Schäublin
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cyril Schäublin, shot by Silvan Hillmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Li Tavor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cyril Schäublin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Clara Gostynski and Alexei Evstratov and Monika Stalder carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11409736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cyril Schäublin directs. Silvan Hillmann behind the camera. Li Tavor scores. Cyril Schäublin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in English, French, German, Italian, Russian.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian.
3Directed by Cyril Schäublin, shot by Silvan Hillmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Li Tavor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Cyril Schäublin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Clara Gostynski and Alexei Evstratov and Monika Stalder carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt11409736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Silvan Hillmann
Original score: Li Tavor
Editing: Cyril Schäublin
Production design: Sara B. Weingart
Costume design: Linda Harper
Makeup / hair: Jean Cotter
Sound: Roland Widmer
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: Unrest (2022)

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badelf2025-11-24
★ 6/10
Based on Pyotr Kropotkin's "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," Cyril Schäublin's "Unrueh" is fascinating and surprisingly easy to watch despite its deliberate pacing. The film's stylism is exceptional, successfully recreating the atmosphere of 1870s Swiss watchmaking culture with meticulous attention to detail. The acting is solid, and there's a running irony in the constant adjustment of the factory clock—a perfect metaphor for workers trying to reclaim control over their own time from industrial capitalism. The film's precision pacing mirrors the mechanical world it depicts, and the historical look is impeccable. Schäublin understands the visual language of the period and uses it effectively. However, two significant faults undermine the film's success. First, it's never quite clear that some watchmakers are part of the commune-anarchist collective. The factory workers' affiliations are evident, but the watchmakers remain opaque, creating confusion about who stands where politically. Second, and more damaging, the film simply stops in the middle. "Unrueh" is supposedly about Kropotkin's conversion to anarchism, yet his character development and arc are completely missing. We're left with a beautiful mechanism that never quite completes its revolution. A film about precision ironically lacks the narrative precision to land its point.

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