The Divine Order

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Woodstock.

Student protests.

Hippies.

Black power.

The sexual revolution.

Women's lib.

In 1971, the world was changing.

But here at home,

time stood still.

In our little village,

we missed out

on everything going on

in the outside world.

- Ok, be good at school.

- Yes, mummy.

- Have a good day.

- Have a good day.

Hi, Werner.

That's father-in-law's stuff,

it's been mended.

- Thanks, therese.

- He could do with

buying new things.

He's much too stingy for that.

- How is it going with him?

- You know what he's like.

The women at the club were asking

after you. When are you coming back?

We'll see.

I just don't have the time.

Come on.

You can manage once a week

to get away from the farm for a bit.

We miss you.

Hanna!

Turn the music down!

She is not talking to us.

Not a word. For a week now.

Has something happened?

We have grounded her.

She is constantly

hanging around with some man.

She has a new one again.

Do you know what they

call her in the village?

The village bike.

Hanna!

For god's sake!!

Nora, can you talk to her?

She might listen to you.

You two have always

got along well.

Did mother send you?

She's worried about you.

They've locked me away and banned me

from seeing gioni.

Because he's got long hair.

And he's older than me.

Hanna, listen

as a woman, you shouldn't

just give yourself away.

Once you get a bad reputation,

you'll never find a decent man.

I don't want to stay in this dump

and become a housewife anyway.

You mean like me?

With gioni,

it's serious.

You said that last time too.

I'm fed up of this village

and all the country bumpkins.

Gioni is studying in Zurich

at the art college.

If gioni is the one,

he will wait for you.

Until I'm an adult?

That will be another three years!

I just want to

see him once more.

To say goodbye.

You know what?

I'll talk to therese.

If I come too,

they might let you go.

But you have to promise me

to do what your parents tell you.

You mustn't make it

so hard for them.

The pacific.

It is also called the silent ocean.

Or the great ocean.

The pacific is home to

huge numbers of fish.

And those that live right at the bottom

never see the sunlight.

Can you imagine that?

There are all sorts of amazing creatures

living in absolute darkness

and silence.

Large and small.

Some with spots

and some with stripes.

And see-through ones.

And they have no idea that

there is sunshine and light further up.

I hope your measurements are right.

How is our little pansy?

With his pretty curls

- is that a perm or are they real?

- Kuesi, that's enough.

Who does your hair, darling?

Don't you have any work to do?

As you all know, there will be some more

restructuring this year.

This will affect the staff.

Mr ruckstuhl

I would like to appoint you manager

of the joinery division.

You will start

as soon as you are back

from reserves training.

Now on to something else...

On the 7th of February,

there will be another vote

on women's right to vote.

This is exclusively the result

of propaganda from the left wing.

We at the "anti-politicization of women

action committee" represent the interests

of the vast majority of Swiss women

who do not want the right to vote.

Our committee relies

on all the support it can get.

If you are on our side,

please take a deposit form with you.

We welcome even small donations.

You have leadership qualities, mr

ruckstuhl. The men respect you.

I'm sure you won't disappoint me.

- Thank you, ma'am.

Of course, you will be given a pay rise.

We thought 150 francs

say hello

to your wife.

Travel agency kuoni

Nora, tea!

Employees wanted.

I thought miss wipf

was going to fire me.

You can never tell with

people like her.

Do you get more pay too?

Yes, a few francs.

Food is ready!

Boys, food is ready!

Three. One, two, three.

- To hans' promotion!

- Congratulations.

Department manager

- cheers!

- Cheers!

- Do you want water?

- I'd like some bread.

I heard you want to sell

a piece of the forest

I got a really good offer.

You are destroying the farm.

- Enjoy your meal everyone.

- Enjoy.

That was the first piece of land

our family bought.

You cannot flog it off!

I'm sure Werner has

thought about it carefully.

- Don't meddle.

The farm is none of your business.

- We shouldn't be talking

about this at the table.

- So I'm not allowed to say what I think.

I was driven from my own farm.

Father-in-law,

leave your son to it.

Be quiet!

You have no idea

how to run a farm.

And your daughter

is out of control too.

What do you look like, girl?

What do you mean, grandfather?

- The hair or the skirt?

- Always talking back!

It wouldn't have happened

in my day.

Mummy, what is a village bike?

It's a woman that all the men

- idiot!

This family should be ashamed.

If you were a real man, Werner,

you would do something about it.

Luckily, we don't have

any girls.

Boys can be tricky too.

But at least they will not

come home pregnant.

Girls don't get pregnant

by themselves either, hans.

That's different.

Listen...

What would you think if I went

to work again?

Work? Somewhere else?

Just part time.

There was an advert in the paper today

from kuoni.

That's where I did

my training.

Wouldn't it be good

if I could earn

a little extra money too?

Why?

We're doing ok, aren't we?

Then maybe we could

afford a holiday.

My little bird, next year

we'll go somewhere.

I'm earning more now too.

I would like

to do something different

cleaning and washing socks

all the time

gets boring after a while.

Boring?

Yes.

I have got an idea

I'll get you pregnant again,

then you wouldn't be bored any more.

- Hans, I'm serious.

- Me too.

No, stop!

Good bye!

Shall we meet back here?

In two hours.

- What?

Don't worry.

We're just going for a ride.

No, absolutely not.

You cannot do that!

Hanna!

Hanna!

For god's sake!

Would you like

to join our association?

- What association?

- The herisau womens' association.

- No thank you.

- We are fighting for the liberation of women.

- But I don't need to be liberated.

- Aha!

So you don't feel

you need liberating?

All day, it's the same thing.

I'm fed up of hearing it!

It's because of women like you

that there is no progress.

We need to hold together and fight,

or we will never get

the right to vote!

- Luzi!

That's enough.

She is very passionate.

I'm not actually against it.

But you probably don't say out loud

that you are in favor.

What's the use?

It won't make any difference.

The more we push,

the more the men do

what they want.

Thank you!

- No, no, it does make a difference.

The vote on women's right to vote

in February

is thanks to all the women who have

been fighting tirelessly for 100 years.

Motions, petitions,

applications, demonstrations, letters

they have not let themselves be

discouraged.

Especially here in the countryside,

we need brave women

who dare to express their views

out loud.

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