Synopsis
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
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Director & Writers
Veronika Franz
Director
Severin Fiala
Director
Veronika Franz
Screenplay
Severin Fiala
Screenplay
Cast
Elias Schwarz
Elias
Lukas Schwarz
Lukas
Susanne Wuest
Mother
Hans Escher
Priest
Elfriede Schatz
Red Cross Collector #1
Karl Purker
Red Cross Collector #2
Georg Deliovsky
Pizza Supplier
Christian Steindl
Mesner
Christian Schatz
Farmer
Erwin Schmalzbauer
Accordion God
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