Over Our Hills

Switzerland is one of the few European countries that still has mandatory military service This film provides a glimpse behind the walls of the barracks where soldiers participate in the required drills and exercises but also find ways in which to alleviate boredom We watch young recruits during daily activities eating cleaning and video conversations with the surrounding world However the montage also includes the vlogs of men who have already completed their military training and share their experiences anecdotes and frustrations over the internet In this way the problematic aspects of a militarized society appear in between entertaining excerpts from military life