Austria, Germany
2026 | 94 min. | Fiction

In the early 17th century, somewhere in Germany, a mysterious soldier arrives in an isolated Protestant village. Slight and modest by nature, his face disfigured by a scar, this stranger declares himself to be the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead and produces a document to support his claim to the suspicious villagers. With the passage of time, he overcomes their doubts and, proving himself to be a hard-working, God-fearing man, becomes a part of their community. However, his quest for acceptance is built on a bold-faced lie. The true and twisted tale of a swindler who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and deceived a village.

Directed by: Markus Schleinzer
Written by: Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom
Produced by: Johannes Schubert, Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker, Karsten Stöter
Cinematography: Gerald Kerkletz
Editing: Hansjörg Weißbrich
Production Design: Olivier Meidinger
Costume Design: Doris Bartelt
Make-Up & Hair: Anette Keiser
Original Score: Tara Nome Doyle
Sound: Manuel Grandpierre, Uve Haußig, Nora Czamler
Visual Effects: Matthias Hallibrand
Casting: Katrin Vorderwülbecke, Markus Schleinzer, Carmen Loley
Cast: Sandra Hüller (Rose), Caro Braun (Suzanna), Marisa Growaldt (The Storyteller), Godehard Giese (The Rich Farmer), Robert Gwisdek (The Civil Servant), Sven-Eric Bechtolf (The Judge), Rainer Egger (The Doctor)

Production:
Schubert
https://schubert.film/

ROW Pictures
http://www.rowpictures.de/

Walker+Worm Film
https://walkerworm.com/

World Sales:
The Match Factory
https://www.the-match-factory.com/

Press/social media agency:
WOLF Consultants
https://www.wolf-con.com/