Tell (2007)
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Mike Müller, Axel Stein, Ellenie Salvo González, Udo Kier, Christian Tramitz, Michael Kessler, Lea Hadorn, Erich Vock, Max Rüdlinger, Albert Tanner
A passport-seeking Wilhelm Tell is recruited to sabotage an Austrian castle gate built by Swiss slaves.
The story
Set in 1291, the story follows Wilhelm Tell, whose business venture with his partner Heidi—a miracle remedy for sagging breasts and cellulite—initially succeeds before she runs off with the money. While searching for her in the snowy Swiss Alps, Tell rescues Val-tah from a snow hole, and Val-tah becomes his constant companion. Tell is Swiss but holds an Austrian passport. Rebels recruit him for a mission at the castle of the Austrian Gessler: destroy a formidable gate built there by Swiss slaves. In exchange, they promise him the long-awaited Swiss passport, though the assignment proves harder than expected.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is set in 1291. The Swiss Confederates are ready to take the final step and make the ultimate oath of revolution in a wooded area when their wives interrupt them, because food and the traditional costume group matter more than freedom in their own country. The German tourist Friedrich Schiller watches and takes careful notes. Meanwhile, Wilhelm Tell has a very different problem: he and his business partner Heidi are launching a miracle remedy that is supposed to prevent sagging breasts and cellulite. Business is going very well until Heidi runs off with the money. Tell goes looking for Heidi and finds the Eskimo Val-tah in the snow of the Swiss Alps. Val-tah has fallen into a snow hole, and Tell rescues him. From then on, Val-tah is Tell’s constant companion. Since Wilhelm Tell has an Austrian passport but is actually Swiss, rebels hire him to carry out their plan. Specifically, he is supposed to go to the castle of the Austrian Gessler and destroy the ultimate castle gate made there by Swiss slaves. In return, he would receive the long-awaited Swiss passport. But that is easier said than done.
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