Barracks Man - PREVIEW

Purchase: http://www.der.org/films/barracks-man.html This film deals with the issue of mandatory military service in Switzerland. For four months, from February to May 1990, filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve and her team filmed a platoon engaged in basic training at Colombier, Switzerland. Having previously filmed recruitment, Veuve was now allowed to document exercises, inspections and rest breaks. Although she interviewed the entire platoon on several occasions, the film focusses on five recruits from different parts of French-speaking Switzerland, each with a different background and a unique opinion on serving in the military. Time is also spent on the superior officers; the Colonel, the Major, the platoon-leader, and a Corporal. The recruits' remarks underline problems concerning not only the army, but life in general, including unemployment, drugs and the many changes going on in the world today.

a film by Jacqueline Veuve
distributed by Documentary Educational Resources

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Switzerland
• swiss
• army
• military
• service
• training
• anthropology
• documentary
• film

[acgalegria]

Oh man! That's embarrassing.How does Swiss governmet treat his/her youngsters.? After all, This system  againts basic human rights...

GodBless, we've documentaries like these...