The starting point of the production of this film was a conversation with a Swiss friend. He mentioned that his grandmother, who lives in Switzerland, always buys too much food, which she stores in her “Zivilschutzkeller” — a sort of shelter with very thick walls located under citizens’ residences, which can protect its residents from nuclear weapons. If his grandmother can partly represent a certain generation of people, who experienced world war and still keep some customs from it, though appearing redundant, it can still be a good subject to study how an individual is shaped by post-war society.
During a short visit to Switzerland, apart from beautiful landscapes and friendly residents, I noticed that although the country apparently seems extremely peaceful, not having been involved in any war for a long time, huge anxieties are quietly embedded underneath this peaceful appearance. Some dim clues can be observed through Swiss policies such as “Firearm Ownership”, which leads the country to having the highest gun ownership rate in Europe, or the construction policy of the “Zivilschutzkeller”. It’s not hard to feel that the whole society is already prepared for any dangerous risk.
The plot surrounds a Swiss boy “A.K.” and his insomnia. A.K. tries to build his bed in different places to achieve better sleep, for example, in meadows, on a tree, under a streetlamp, inside a horse stable, etc. A.K. finally finds his absolute peace in the Zivilschutzkeller, behind the closed, heavy anti-nuclear door.
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