On the 30th June 1988 the Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) applied to the Berne Canton for permission to use the water in the artificial lake of Grimsel. Plans for a new profect involving 17 years work and costing 3.7 billion Swiss francs were made by the Grimsel-West in order to build a new dam. It also includes the construction of two levelling basins and four new hydroelectric stations and the laying of 85 km of pipes. It was soon found that the venture was extremely limited in terms of productive efficency and technical construction. The film shows the various stages of the project and the arguments that have arisen among the inhabitants.
Director
PETER LIECHTI
Swiss filmmaker Peter Liechti nurtured his creative flare by studying History of Art at the University of Zurich and then did his applied training at the city’s College of Art and Design. As time went by, he used his education to make shorts and feature films where the relationship between the two primary components of cinema—image and sound—is always dealt with in an exemplary manner. His most recent films include Hardcore Chambermusic (2006) and Hans im Glück – Drei Versuche das Raechen loszuwerden (2003).