Special Presentations
Rose
Amidst the turmoil of the Thirty Years’ War, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded protestant village. Small and quiet, his face disfigured by a scar, the stranger declares himself the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead, producing a document to support his claim to the suspicious villagers. With time, he overcomes their doubts, becoming part of the community in a quest for acceptance made up of impossible deceit. Rose is the true and twisted tale of a deceiver, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed. A Mubi release.
Southeast premiere
Official Academy Award Selection — Austria
Presented in German with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR
Markus Schleinzer
PRODUCERS
Johannes Schubert
Philipp Worm
Tobias Walker
Karsten Stöter
WRITERS
Markus Schleinzer
Alexander Born
CAST
Sandra Hüller
Caro Braun
Marissa Growaldt
Robert Gwisdek
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Vienna-born Markus Schleinzer 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. His two debut feature films, Michael and Angelo, premiered and won awards in festival competitions at Cannes, Toronto, London, Mumbai, and Japan, among others. Schleinzer also works as an actor and teaches directing.