Im Haus der alten Augustin

An offbeat Austrian psycho-thriller that keeps you unsettled and amused at once, veering between absurd comedy and quiet menace.

Directed by

Gerald Pribek

Genres

Thriller, Crime

Starring

Lisa-Carolin Nemec, Gerald Pribek, Birgit Linauer

Overview

In Austria in 1986, the year of the Waldheim election, artist Albin, a self-confessed naturalist, fights to win back his girlfriend Ida, a medical student who has just left him. Standing in his way is Ida’s authoritarian father Dr. Hampapa, who likes to shoot—not only—rabbits. But then on top of it all, a supposed naturalist commits suicide and everything becomes more and more absurd. A funny yet serious psycho-thriller that discovers the authentic in the crazy and vice versa.

How it feels

Absurd, eerie, dark and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, identity, family, power

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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