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ISLANDER

Insulaire

Directed by Stéphane Goël
Switzerland, 2018
Documentary

Synopsis

In 1877 a Swiss aristocrat, Alfred von Rodt, became the king of the Chilean island of Robinson Crusoe. He ruled for 30 years over a handful of fishermen, some goats, cows and thousands of seals. Nowadays his descendants still live there and they dream of becoming politically independent.

Synopsis

In 1877 a Swiss aristocrat, Alfred von Rodt, became the king of the Chilean island of Robinson Crusoe. He ruled for 30 years over a handful of fishermen, some goats, cows and thousands of seals. Nowadays his descendants still live there and they dream of becoming politically independent.