Common Ground (2026)
Allmend
Director: Jonathan Jäggi
Cast: Lale Yavaş, Beat Schönenberger, Isabelle Simmen, Kim Gabbi, Adrian Würsch
Did you know? The film's title, "Common Ground," is a direct reference to the legal concept of "Allmend" (common land) in Zurich, a historical term for shared public pastures that now gives its name to the park where the story unfolds.
Why Watch: Discover the quiet power of *Common Ground*: a meditative journey through grief and connection that transforms Zurich’s Allmend into a living character. This poetic film invites you to slow down, listen to the landscape, and find solace in the shared rituals of strangers—a deeply human story for anyone who has ever searched for meaning in the spaces we inherit. Watch it for its stunning visual storytelling and its tender reminder that healing often blooms in the most overlooked places.
After losing her father, Lilo roams Zurich’s Allmend—a sprawling public meadow at the city’s edge where he spent nearly all his final years. As she traces the remnants of his life, she tunes into the landscape, sketches the natural world, and crosses paths with the park’s daily wanderers.