The movie
Silent Rebellion
In a puritanical Swiss village during World War II, pregnant servant Emma has to brave the moral hypocrisy of her fellow villagers on her path to independence. Emma learns a harsh truth: in wartime, no one remains neutral.
Length: 96 min
Country: FR
Language spoken: FR
Language subtitles: NL
Cast: Lila Gueneau, Grégoire Colin, Thomas Doret, Aurélia Petit, Sandrine Blancke, Sasha Gravat Harsch, Cyril Metzger
Director: Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Release date: 2026-06-25
Description
Switzerland, 1943. In a traditional, Protestant mountain village obsessed by feminine purity, smart fifteen-year-old Emma (the formidable Lila Gueneau) is working as a servant girl for a rich family. In (neutral) Switzerland at this time, a rigid system of social classes and morality imposed from on high was at its peak. This isolated Protestant village community demands subservience, and seeks to control Emma’s body, money and future.
