Small Freedom

The allotment gardens on the outskirts of the city of Zurich provide hundreds of unpropertied men and women with a home which they are unable to find in the impersonal rented blocks in which they live. The gardens represent their hobby, their freedom and their living space, which exists side by side with hard work. They cannot however own these "homes" and the film shows the chronicle of the events which took place in 1976 - 77 when construction of the Zurich wholesale market hall destroyed 150 gardens and made many people "homeless". This portrait of a group is complemented by the stories of three individuals.

Country:

Switzerland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1978

Director:

Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf

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Company:

Nemo Film AG

Cast:

Himself

Himself

Herself

Himself

Crew:

Idea

Camera Operator

Writer

Sound

Lighting Technician