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Brief synopsis

Rural police officer Andrea wants to end her unhappy marriage and start a new job as a detective inspector in the city. After a birthday party, her drunken soon-to-be ex-husband suddenly runs out in front of her car. In a state of shock, Andrea commits a hit-and-run. To her surprise, the religious education teacher and recovering alcoholic Franz confesses to the crime. He is convinced that he is to blame and everyone else in the village thinks so too. While Franz starts drinking again and staggers unerringly towards his doom, Andrea does everything in her power to cover her tracks.

In the Austrian countryside, comedy and tragedy are only a stone’s throw apart. In his second feature film, Josef Hader blends humour with melancholy as he takes a look at sad, drunken men and a woman with a plan.

(Berlinale)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Birgit MinichmayrAndrea [L]
Josef HaderFranz [L]
Thomas SchubertGeorg [SR]
Robert StadloberWalter [SR]
Thomas StipsitsAndy [SR]
Maria HofstätterMitzi [SR]
Branko SamarovskiAndrea's father [SR]
Marlene HauserGerti [SR]
Margarethe TieselAndys Mutter [SR]
Norbert Friedrich PrammerGerhard [SR]
Michael EdlingerGertis Mann [BP]
Michael PinkUdo [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantAstrid Christian
1st ADHanuš Polak jr.
2nd ADMoshe Kvitelashvili
Director of photographyCarsten Thiele
2nd unit dopDominik Mayer
Steadicam operatorCarsten Thiele
1st assistant cameraLisa Eidenhammer
2nd assistant cameraDominik Mayer
DIT digital imaging technicianStefan Weßling
OnSet Lab / QC / 4K Varicam, BS1H, AU-EVA
OnSet Lab / QC / 4K Varicam, BS1H, AU-EVA
Video assist/playback operatorSarah May Handler
Casting directorEva Roth
Casting assistantBenjamin Roth
Costume designerMartina List
Assistant costume designerLena List
Costumer / wardrobeAnja Heger
Costumer / wardrobeRamona Steiner
DirectorJosef Hader
2nd AD (local system)Livia Pernhaupt
2 DT
2 DT
Script supervisorAlice Stengl
EditorRoland Stöttinger
Assistant editorPaul Eckhart
Key gripFlorian Agreiter
GripSven T. Haklik
1 Week
1 Week
GripFrank Rottmann
Week 2-7
Week 2-7
GafferOle Ki Bun Wedemann
Best boy electricFlorian Tiefenböck
Lighting technician / electricianAlejandro Morales
Lighting technician / electricianArnold Eigner
Additional electricianLukas Kalthuber
Makeup artist / hair stylistGaby Grünwald
Makeup artist / hair stylistMonika Fischer-Vorauer
Additional make up artistKristin Barthold
ProducerVeit Heiduschka
ProducerMichael Katz
Production designerChristoph Kanter
Set decoratorAaron Crookes
Prop masterJohannes Slapa
Standby propsNina Steinbach
Assistant stand by propsJessica Baierl
Assistant stand by propsJessica Bauer
Location scoutMartin Fabini
Set builderMartin Groß [3]
Set builderAiko Steinbach
Key construction gripPhilip Martan
Line producerMichael Katz
Production managerUlrike Lässer
Production coordinatorBirgit Mayrhofer
Unit manager (local system)Daniela Matschnig
Location managerDaniela Matschnig
Location manager (local system)Martin Beisteiner
Set manager/ floor managerMathias Mayer
Assistant set/floor managerNorbert Galgoczi
Unit Base Manager
Unit Base Manager
Assistant set/floor managerKarl Leopold Furtlehner
BlockerManfred Nowak
BlockerPeter Hollergschwandtner
+ lkw überstelung
+ lkw überstelung
Production driverAdrian Hutle
Production driverManfred Nowak
ScreenwriterFlorian Kloibhofer
ScreenwriterJosef Hader
Production sound mixerJoachim Johannes Baumann
Boom operatorMatthias Kassmannhuber
Second boom operatorTimon Liebau
Innerhalb Volontariat
Innerhalb Volontariat
Sound re-recording mixerManuel Grandpierre
Sound designerManuel Grandpierre
Postproduction sound traineeAlessio Bertoldi
Stuntman/womanPaul Wilk
stunt double Thomas Stipsits
stunt double Thomas Stipsits
Stuntman/womanErhard Brem
Stuntman und Stuntdriver
Stuntman und Stuntdriver
Hygiene officerKevin Kreuzbichler
Covid coordinator
Covid coordinator

Production companies

CompanyComment
Wega Filmproduktion

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Filmcoopi Zürich AG [ch]
Switzerland (theatrical)
Switzerland (theatrical)
Filmladen Filmverleih GmbH [at]
Austria (theatrical)
Austria (theatrical)
Majestic Filmverleih GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical)
Germany (theatrical)
Pluto Film Distribution Network GmbH [de]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Animals for FilmKarl Lang Filmtiertrainer - Animal Action Austria
Extras/Bit PlayerFilmfaces Agency [at]
StuntsStuntMac GmbH (Mac Steinmeier)
Finance/Law/InsuranceHowden Caninenberg GmbH
Insurance
Insurance
Production ServicesFilmobil
Production ServicesLuca Kino Catering Gastro und Handels GmbH
Production SupportLockit Network Services
Pre-Production, Set and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
Pre-Production, Set and Post-Production-Workflow Optimization
Special EffectsHarry Siebler Filmeffekte
Subtitles / Audio descriptionAudiofilm e.U.

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Hanuš Polak jr.2024Assistant Director Awards (ADAs) [eu]
Feature Film
Feature FilmNominated
Veit Heiduschka2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Publikumsstärkster Kinofilm
Publikumsstärkster KinofilmWinner
Josef Hader2024Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film [at]
Feature Film
Feature FilmNominated
Josef Hader2024Bolzano Film Festival Bozen [it]
Competition
CompetitionNominated
Josef Hader2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Publikumsstärkster Kinofilm
Publikumsstärkster KinofilmWinner
Michael Katz2024Austrian Film Award [at]
Publikumsstärkster Kinofilm
Publikumsstärkster KinofilmWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2024GermanyBerlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale)
World premiere (Panorama section)
World premiere (Panorama section)
2024GermanyFestival des Deutschen Films
2024AustriaDiagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films
2024SpainSeville European Film Festival

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseSwitzerlandThursday, 11/04/2024
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 04/04/2024
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 23/02/2024
PremiereSunday, 18/02/2024Berlinale