Trailer for WWII Film ‘A Forgotten Man’ About the Swiss Ambassador
by Alex Billington
March 19, 2024
Source: YouTube
“He has nothing to hide.” “We’ll see.” Sovereign Film has revealed a new official US trailer for a Swiss WWII film titled A Forgotten Man, a very tense B&W thriller. This first premiered back in 2022 at the Zurich Film Festival, and it already opened in most of Europe last year, including in the UK in the fall. It will finally be opening in US theaters this April if anyone is interested. In spring of 1945, Heinrich Zwygart, the Swiss ambassador to Germany flees bombed-out Berlin after eight years of service in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a terrible mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and security of his country. Soon he gets caught up in past decisions. He went through the war, but will he survive the peace? Swiss actor Michael Neueschwander stars as Heinrich Zwygart, with a cast including Manuela Biedermann, Clea Eden, Yann Philipona, and Sabine Timoteo. This looks like a stylish retelling of a story about a guy who probably doesn’t deserve much remorse, but of course it’s a Swiss film made by a Swiss director starring a Swiss cast, so they’re going to focus on neutrality above all. Have a look.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Laurent Nègre’s A Forgotten Man, direct from YouTube:
In the spring of 1945 as Nazi Germany collapses, Swiss ambassador Heinrich Zwygart (starring Michael Neuenschwander) flees bombed-out Berlin after serving eight years in the capital of the Reich. This is the end of a dreadful mandate, during which he had to make fatal compromises to preserve the neutrality and security of his country. For Switzerland to end on the winning side after the war, someone will have to pay. Haunted by his past, struggling to secure a future, but driven by his ambition Zwygart feels the trap closing in on him. He made it through the war, but will he survive peace? A Forgotten Man is written and directed by Swiss writer / filmmaker Laurent Nègre, director of the films Fragile, Operation Casablanca, and Confusion previously. Produced by Andreas Roald and Dan Wechsler. This initially premiered at the 2022 Zurich Film Festival a few years ago and it already opened in Europe last year. Sovereign Films Distr. will release Nègre’s A Forgotten Man in select US theaters on April 12th, 2024 coming soon. Interested?
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