Films

Official Oscar© Selection—Austria 

Amidst the turmoil of the Thirty Years’ War, somewhere in Germany, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded protestant village. Brilliantly brought to life by Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall and Fatherland) this nameless stranger declares himself the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead and produces a document to support his claim to the suspicious villagers.

With time, he overcomes their doubts and shows himself to be a hardworking, God-fearing man, becoming part of the community in a quest for acceptance made up of impossible deceit. The twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man.

Want to compare notes? After the screening, join Cville Movie Club to debrief over drinks and bites in Violet Crown’s downstairs Bistro.

“Sandra Hüller is impeccable – again – in Markus Schleinzer’s gender-upending masterpiece”
-Stephen A Russell, Time Out