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.

Introduction by Ryan Lattanzio (IndieWire).

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