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Silent Rebellion

Switzerland, 1943. In a traditional Protestant mountain village, fifteen-year-old Emma works as a maid for a wealthy family.

She hopes to fulfil her secret dream of becoming a nurse by winning the village’s virtue prize. But when a wealthy young man rapes her and she becomes pregnant, her world begins to crumble.

Desperate, Emma searches for a way out that will avoid scandal, which she finds in a marriage to fellow villager Paul.

Torn between social pressure and her growing sense of self-worth, however, she begins to resist – her new role, the hypocrisy of her fellow villagers, and the soldiers who are sending war refugees back to occupied territory.

*Silent Rebellion* is a powerful drama about finding the courage to choose one’s own path, in defiance of society’s stifling norms. The film speaks urgently to our present day, in which women’s rights and self-determination are once again under pressure.

*Silent Rebellion* is Marie-Elsa Sgualdo’s feature film debut and premiered in Venice. The film was subsequently selected for numerous international festivals and won two major Swiss awards.