Via Mala(1985)

Via Mala is a dramatic series set in the Swiss Alps during the late 1920s, following a family trapped under the brutal control of an alcoholic patriarch. Bound by isolation and social convention, they endure his tyranny with little hope of escape. The series explores the psychological and physical toll of domestic abuse within a close-knit mountain community, where secrets fester and survival becomes an act of resistance. Dark and unflinching, Via Mala examines how power, addiction, and desperation shape the lives of those caught in its grip, revealing the hidden cruelties that exist behind closed doors in even the most remote corners of society.