Unrest

A slow, precise historical drama that feels like watching clockwork: measured, cerebral, and quietly immersive.

Directed by

Cyril Schäublin

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Clara Gostynski, Alexei Evstratov, Monika Stalder

Overview

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Class, power, technology, work

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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