Motherland
2024•1h 33m•Released
Documentary
Director Miriam Pucitta grew up as the child of Italian migrant workers in Switzerland in the 1960s and 1970s. She herself has only fragmentary memories of this time; her mother and other relatives evade Miriam's questions. Together with her daughter Giulia, she researches her family's living conditions in Switzerland and finds a new understanding of her parents' difficult decisions.
Director
Miriam Pucitta
Writer
Miriam Pucitta
Languages
German, Italian
Studio
if... Productions
Production
Company
if... Productions
Company
Mira Film
Company
SRF
Company
SRG SSR
Producer
Susanne Guggenberger
Producer
Ingo Fliess
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