ONCE WERE REBELS
With Julia Jentsch, Manuel Rubey, Aenne Schwarz, Marcel Mohab, Lena Tronina, Tambet Tuisk
SCREENPLAY Johanna Moder
DIRECTOR Johanna Moder
SCREENPLAY PARTICIPATION Marcel Mohab, Manuel Rubey
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Oberrainer
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Martin Reiter & Johanna Hierzegger
COSTUME DESIGNER Veronika Albert
SOUND ENGINEER Claus Benischke-Lang, Nils Kirchhoff, Manuel Meichsner
EDITOR Karin Hammer
PRODUCTION MANAGER Lens Krins
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE Sabine Moser
PRODUCERS Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser, Michael Katz, Veit Heiduschka
PRODUCTION COMPANIES FreibeuterFilm, Wega-Filmproduktion
FORMAT 4K 104min
Synopsis
The two couples Helene and Jakob, Tina and Volker are modern, urbane people in their late 30s who enjoy a privileged, orderly existence in Vienna. When word reaches them that a Russian friend from their student days needs help, they decide on the spur of the moment to seize the opportunity: finally the chance to do something instead of just talking! But what they first perceive as an adventure soon comes to threaten the very foundations of old friendships and current relationships. Because help can be defined in different ways – and the people being helped here don’t behave the way the helpers think they should. Ultimately the arrival of Pavel and his family confronts the Austrians with the discrepancies between their ideals and the way they actually lead their lives.
