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I Was a Swiss Banker

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2007 · 75 min Romance
2.1 / 10 · TMDB

Roger is a young, dashing banker full of boyish self-confidence. He has a highly successful business, smuggling black money across the border for reinvestment. But then a split second reaction changes his entire life. Flagged down one day by a customs officers, Roger loses his cool and makes a run for it. His only means of escape: diving headlong into Lake Constance, thereby catapulting himself out of his life as a banker and into a totally new universe, populated with shy mermaids decked out in Lara Croft gear, and cunning magpie witches in helicopters. As in a Grimm Brothers fairy tale, Roger has to pass three tests to cast off the witch’s curse and find happiness. His underwater journey through an intoxicatingly beautiful Switzerland is enhanced by the enchanting songs of sirens – a fable full of lust for life and love.

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Year 2007
Country Switzerland
Genre Romance
Director Thomas Imbach
Runtime 75 min.
Rating TMDB: 2.1/10 (4 votes)

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The film constructs a whimsical bridge between the harsh world of finance and a realm of water sprites, relying on the structure of a fairy tale. It explores the theme of escaping one's old self through magical realism, where siren songs become the soundtrack to inner transformation.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of whimsical charm, a romantic fable that uses its surreal setting to ask gentle questions about destiny and choice. It’s a pleasant dive into a different kind of Swiss account. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Thomas Imbach

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