A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

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Cast

Michel Voïta

Christophe Sprecher

Christine Boisson

Nina

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jörg Jenatsch

Jean Bouise

Dr. Tobler

Laura Betti

Mademoiselle von Planta

Carole Bouquet

Lucrezia von Planta

Roland Bertin

Le prêtre

Jean-Paul Muel

Le Monsieur du bain

Peter Bonke

Peter Hertig

Teco Celio

L'historien Cavelti

Franci Camus

La serveuse de Coire

Andrea Zogg

Les compagnons de Jenatsch