Piffl Medien Markus Schleinzer · Drama · 1h 34m
Germany · German · Apr 30, 2026
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Yes. It is a rigorous, quietly devastating period drama with one of the year's finest performances, best for viewers who welcome restraint over incident.
In the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War, a soldier named Rose arrives in a remote Protestant village claiming to be the rightful heir to a long-abandoned estate. Shot in stark black and white, the film follows Rose's careful, high-stakes performance of masculinity as she tries to secure land, standing, and safety in a community quick to suspect outsiders — all while hiding the truth of who she is.
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Alamode Film Adrian Goiginger · Drama, Biography · 2h 0m
Germany · German · Apr 16, 2026
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Yes, if you can face the subject. It is an honest, sometimes darkly funny grief drama with a remarkable lead performance, even if its form is conventional.
Barbara, a hospital clown, loses her husband and two young children in a sudden car accident in 2008. Adapted from Barbara Pachl-Eberhart's own bestselling memoir, the film follows her unconventional, sometimes darkly funny path through grief as she tries to rebuild a life and identity out of near-total loss.
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