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What type of film draws the Swiss to the cinema?

Are documentaries really the most popular genre in Switzerland? Is there still demand for subtitles? In 2014 and 2015, Swiss cinemas sold 27.3 million tickets, of which 64% were for a film that had been “made in the USA”. swissinfo.ch presents an analysis in graphics of Swiss cultural habits and the commercial strategies of film producers and distributors.

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