Interview: Director Petra Volpe on Swiss Oscar Submission 'The Divine Order'
By Jose Solís
I don’t remember exactly what horrible thing the new US administration had announced it wanted to do the day I found myself walking into The Divine Order at the Tribeca Film Festival. I knew nothing about the movie and decided I’d give it ten minutes to capture my attention and help me escape whatever ghastly reality was shaping outside. I didn’t want to watch anything about war, genocide etcetera.
All I wanted was hope, and boy did Petra Volpe’s lovely film deliver...