Small Freedom

Small Freedom (1978)

Documentary

The allotment gardens on the outskirts of the city of Zurich provide hundreds of unpropertied men and women with a home which they are unable to find in the impersonal rented blocks in which they live. The gardens represent their hobby, their freedom and their living space, which exists side by side with hard work. They cannot however own these "homes" and the film shows the chronicle of the events which took place in 1976 - 77 when construction of the Zurich wholesale market hall destroyed 150 gardens and made many people "homeless". This portrait of a group is complemented by the stories of three individuals.

Director: Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf

Casts

	Franz Sailer as Himself
	Alex Bruggmann as Himself
	Trudy Bruggmann as Herself
	Bruno Giezendanner as Himself

Crew