Architecture of Happiness

2025•1h 17m•6.0/10

Documentary

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For a hundred years, the former fishing village of Campione d'Italia, an Italian enclave in Switzerland, has drawn enormous wealth from a monumental casino. There is hardly a resident who has not benefited economically or socially from it. But the bankruptcy of this colossus destroys all prospects and autonomy. The reopening gives the village one last chance.

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Mira Film, Filmtank, RSI, SRF, SRG SSR

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