Small Freedom
1978, German. Directed by Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf.
The allotment gardens on the outskirts of the city of Zurich provide hundreds of unpropertied men and women with a home which they are unable to find in the impersonal rented blocks in which they live. The gardens represent their hobby, their freedom and their living space, which exists side by side with hard work. They cannot however own these "homes" and the film shows the chronicle of the events which took place in 1976 - 77 when construction of the Zurich wholesale market hall destroyed 150 gardens and made many people "homeless". This portrait of a group is complemented by the stories of three individuals.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 28 January 1978
- Original title
- Kleine Freiheit
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf
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Small Freedom runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Small Freedom isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 January 1978. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Small Freedom?
Small Freedom (1978) was directed by Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf and stars Franz Sailer, Alex Bruggmann, Trudy Bruggmann.