There’s a more interesting story lurking in Jan-Eric Mack’s “The Happy Family” than what’s actually told. At times, the Swiss filmmaker teases the possibility that the conventional narrative shown so far could take a bold and daring turn. It’s a broken promise, though, and those glimpses of something thornier and more daring ultimately seem like
Switzerland remains one of the richest countries in the world. But there are cracks in its foundation, maintains director Jan-Eric Mack. “During the pandemic, we started to see people queuing for food. It was an unusual sight in Switzerland, where you don’t see so much poverty on the streets. But these numbers are increasing,” he
