The Traitor

The story

Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.

Cast & crew

Dimitri KrebsErnst Schrämli

Fabian HinrichsAugust Schmid

Luna WedlerGerti Zanelli

Stefan GubserRoman Graf

Ernst C. SigristEgon Schrämli

Jonathan Ferrari

Jonathan FerrariMax Hofstätter

Roger BonjourCaptain Keller

Flurin GigerJohann Riebli

Robert Hunger-BühlerRichter Weng

Sina MartensElse Schmid

Pierre SiegenthalerPolice Captain Seiler

Stéphane Maeder

Stéphane MaederKonrad Zanelli