Hinterland (2021 film)

Hinterland
Promotional poster
Directed byStefan Ruzowitzky
Written byRobert Buchschwenter
Hanno Pinter
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Produced byOliver Neumann
Sabine Moser
Bady Minck
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Geneviève Lemal
Robert Marciniak
StarringMurathan Muslu [de]
Liv Lisa Fries
Marc Limpach
CinematographyBenedict Neuenfels
Edited byOliver Neumann
Music byKyan Bayani
Production
companies
FreibeuterFilm GmbH
AMOUR FOU
Scope Pictures
Lieblingsfilm
Distributed bySquare One Entertainment
Constantin Movie
Release dates
  • 6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) (Locarno)
  • 7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) (Germany)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesAustria
Luxembourg
LanguageGerman

Hinterland is a 2021 Austrian-Luxembourgish crime thriller film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Murathan Muslu [de] and Liv Lisa Fries.

Synopsis

The film is set in Vienna in 1920, after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Former detective Peter Perg returns home after the end of World War I, having spent years as a prisoner of war. After a series of killings of other POWs, he joins forces with forensic doctor Theresa Körner to solve the crimes.

Cast

  • Murathan Muslu [de] as Peter Perg
  • Liv Lisa Fries as Dr. Theresa Körner
  • Max von der Groeben as Kommissar Paul Severin
  • Marc Limpach as Polizeirat Victor Renner
  • Aaron Friesz as Kovacs
  • Stipe Erceg as Bauer
  • Margarethe Tiesel as Hausmeisterin Subotic
  • Matthias Schweighöfer as Josef Severin
  • Miriam Fontaine as Anna Perg
  • Lukas Johne as Vorarbeiter
  • Wolfgang Pissecker as Gefängniswärter
  • Konstantin Rommelfangen as Sesta
  • Fabian Schiffkorn as Polizist
  • Eugen Victor as Portier
  • Timo Wagner as Oberleutnant Krainer
  • Lukas Walcher as Heresmaty
  • Trystan Pütter as Rudolf Gerster
  • Germain Wagner as Graf von Starkenberg

Production

The film was shot to a large extent with the blue screen technology, the scenes were mainly created on the computer.[1] In July 2021, a trailer of the film was released.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 74th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2021 and won Prix du public UBS Award.[3]

Its German premiere was on 7 October 2021.[4]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 74th Locarno Film Festival Prix du public UBS Award Hinterland Won [5]

References

  1. ^ Franco Schedl (2 July 2021). ""Hinterland": Ruzowitzkys History-Thriller hat Locarno-Weltpremiere" ["Hinterland": Ruzowitzky's history thriller has Locarno world premiere]. film.at (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ Leo Barraclough (26 July 2021). "Oscar Winner Stefan Ruzowitzky's Locarno-Bound 'Hinterland' Unveils Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Locarno Film Festival: Hinterland". locarnofestival.ch. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Roxborough, Scott (7 August 2021). "Oscar-Winner Stefan Ruzowitzky on Trauma, PTSD and Political Upheaval in Post-WWI Thriller 'Homefront'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "Hinterland and Rose Win the Prix du public UBS and the Variety Piazza Grande Award". 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.