While philosophically engaging, Schäublin’s “Unrest” is so mild-mannered our protagonists are merely witnesses to what’s happening around them. Ultimately, history answers the question Pyotr’s cousin asks at the film's start, “What will win? Anarchism or nationalism?” but the movie argues that it’s a question worth revisiting. Their sense of duty extends beyond their backyard, which is more than what the local upper crust can say when agonizing over lining their pockets. They’re among the many indignities that demoralize and exhaust the locals.Ĭonversely, there’s the grassroots movement of workers helping other workers, egalitarian-minded folk who vote to send relief abroad and raise funds for other communities. ![]() Failing to pay municipal taxes can disenfranchise men of voting age, keep them out of community spaces, or potentially land struggling people in jail. They are shortchanged health insurance, micromanaged by the second in the name of productivity, and showing up a few minutes late costs an hour's worth of pay. Together, they witness the absurdity of how some watch factory owners treat their employees. Set in the Swiss Jura mountains during the late 1800s, the movie focuses on the experiences of two main characters: Josephine ( Clara Gostynski), a Swiss watch factory worker, and Pyotr Kropotkin ( Alexei Evstratov), a Russian geographer inspired by the burgeoning anarchist movement in the region. ![]() In spirit, “Unrest” is an observational film with Schäublin’s camera watching revolutionary ideas exchanged in whispers and polite conversations.
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