The Divine Order: A Tale of Female Empowerment

Set in Switzerland in 1971, The Divine Order is a tale of female empowerment but it’s not without it’s faults. Petra Volpe writes and directs the feminist film, which Switzerland is submitting as their official selection for Best Foreign Language Film. It’s 1971 and women still don’t have the right to vote in Switzerland, one of the last remaining holdouts in the world.  Nora Ruckstuhl (Marie Leuenberger) is a housewife who lives with her husband Hans…

"The Divine Order: A Tale of Female Empowerment"