Feature Narratives · India Premiere

Rose

Directed by Markus Schleinzer

Screening at DIFF 2026

Sat31 6:45 PM to 8:19 PMSaturday 31 Oct · Hermann Gmeiner Hall

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Runtime: 94 min
Year: 2026
Countries: Austria, Germany
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Premiere: India

Synopsis

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 proves himself to be a hard-working, God-fearing man, becoming 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.

Director

Markus SchleinzerMarkus Schleinzer is an Austrian filmmaker who previously spent 17 years working as a casting director for directors such as Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl, and Jessica Hausner. His debut feature, Michael (2011), competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, while his second feature, Angelo (2018), premiered…

Cast and crew

Producer: Johannes Schubert, Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker, Karsten Stöter
Writer: Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom
Cinematographer: Gerald Kerkletz
Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich
Sound: Manuel Grandpierre
Music: Tara Nome Doyle
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Caro Braun, Godehard Giese, Marisa Growaldt, Robert Gwisdek