La rusna pearsa
★ 9 · 1993 · Mystery · Romance · Comedy
Conflict of beliefs in a mountain village, mysticism meets bardism, Grisons folklore clashes with imported dogmas. "To get to Schamsertal in the canton of Graubünden, you have to cross a terrifying ravine, jump over waterfalls and pass the lost hole. Only then does the wonderful valley open up before you, this land of milk and honey with its incredible stories."
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