The 17th century, in a remote village in the heart of Europe. The true story of a swindler and impostor who, despite being born a woman, took on the appearance of a man and, under a false name, committed all manner of despicable acts.
Markus Schleinzer
Born in Vienna, he spent 17 years as a casting director shaping the international success of Austrian cinema through his close collaborations with Jessica Hausner, Ulrich Seidl and Michael Haneke. In ‘The White Ribbon’ (2009), Haneke’s film which won the Palme d’Or and received two Oscar nominations, he was responsible not only for casting the child actors but also for directing their performances on set. His two debut feature films, ‘Michael’ (2011) and ‘Angelo’ (2018), premiered and won awards in the main competitions at the Cannes, Toronto, London, Mumbai, and Japan film festivals, among others. He also works as an actor and teaches directing, currently at the Film Academy in Ludwigsburg. ‘Rose’ (2026), his third feature film, had its world premiere in Berlin, where its lead actress, Sandra Hüller, won the award for best performance.
DIRECTOR
Markus Schleinzer
SCREENPLAY
Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gerald Kerkletz
EDITOR
Hansjörg Weißbrich
SOUND
Manuel Grandpierre, Uve Haußig, Nora Czamler
MUSIC
Tara Nome Doyle
PRODUCTION
Johannes Schubert, Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker, Karsten Stöter
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Schubert, Row Pictures, Walker + Worm Film, ORF, ZDF, Arte
CAST
Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Godehard Giese, Augustino Renken, Robert Gwisdek, Maria Dragus, Annalisa Hohl, Maurice Leonhard
