E Nachtlang Füürland

Bern, January 13: The Federal President’s New Year reception — diplomats in state limousines drive up to the Federal Palace. Max Gfeller, spokesman for Radio Schweiz International, picks up President Furgler’s printed speech for his work. There’s a lot of talk about human rights and every individual’s right to a little happiness. In the city, the Bernese initiative for an autonomous youth center is demonstrating. Max, a revolutionary in ’68, is confronted by current political reality, frustration in his job, difficulties in his long-term relationship, and uncertainty about his personal slice of the Bernese "cake." He tries to make a clean break in his life on the night of January 13 and emigrate to Tierra del Fuego, where he intends to do everything differently... "We tried to reproduce our surroundings for a moment — for a night — letting the people we met in the pub portray themselves. Capturing hopes and desires in images, as it’s easier to do that in film than in everyday life. We allow Max to express our doubts and insecurities, or even our inability to do so."