The Grüninger File

The largely unknown story of the Swiss police captain who risked everything to save those fleeing the Nazi onslaught is grippingly dramatized in <strong>THE GRÜNINGER FILE</strong>.

Swiss Academy Award-winning actor Stefan Kurt gives a dignified performance as the titular Paul Grüninger, the courageous Swiss official and sensitive family man who defied his superiors for the sake of humanity. In 1938, Switzerland responds to the Nazi annexation of Austria by closing its borders, a death sentence for thousands of Jewish refugees. Assigned to the border crossing, Grüninger puts his life and career on the line by allowing Jews to enter under cover of night with a valid visa, sometimes even falsifying their documents. His actions raise the suspicion of Swiss immigrant authorities who launch an investigation into the illegal crossings. Dispatched to the canton of St. Gallen, ambitious young police inspector Robert Frei (Max Simonischek) faces a crisis of conscience. Will he disclose the truth and send Grüninger to prison, or shield his humanitarian actions?

This suspenseful and well-researched biopic rehabilitates the memory of a wartime hero hailed as the Swiss Oskar Schindler and honored by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.