Peacock

Matthias slips into any role demanded of his clients - from boyfriend to dutiful son - but as this smart absurdist comedy shows, he has enough trouble just being himself. Matthias (played with impeccable nuance by All Quiet on the Western Front star Albrecht Schuch) is a master of performance, slipping seamlessly into any role demanded by his rent-a-companion company’s clients - from art-loving boyfriend to Good Samaritan and dutiful son. His people-pleasing attitude has become so extreme that his girlfriend Sophia (Julia Franz Richter) begins to wonder if there’s any of the ‘real’ him left, plunging Matthias into an existential crisis. Austrian director Bernhard Wenger shows a similarly keen eye for the absurdities of modern life as Ruben Östlund, but his clever tragicomedy also has a humanistic heart. Screening as part of Austria on Screen German with English Subtitles The screening on 2 March will be followed by a Q&A with Bernhard Wenger (director). View all GFF25 Q&A Screenings here. Thanks to MK2 FilmsAustria, Germany 2024PT1H43MN/C 15+2025-03-02

Albrecht Schuch

Anton Noori

Julia Franz Richter

Bernhard Wenger

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Showtimes

March 2, 5:15 pm

March 3, 3:30 pm