When Andreas arrives in the remote valley in the Austrian Alps, he is only about four years old - nobody knows for sure. He grows up to become a skilled farmhand and, as a young man, joins a work crew that builds one of the first mountain railroads, bringing light and noise to the valley along with electricity. He also finds the love of his life in Marie, but their happiness is short-lived. Only many years later, when Andreas embarks on his final journey, she is with him once again. And in amazement Andreas looks back at all the years that lie behind him.
Cinematography
The Alps as character, not backdrop — every frame breathes altitude.
Acting
Three actors, one soul. The aging transitions are seamless grief.
Director
Hans Steinbichler
Stefan Gorski
Andreas Egger (18-47)
August Zirner
Andreas Egger (58-80)
Andreas Lust
Hubert
Julia Franz Richter
Marie
Robert Stadlober
Wirt
Thomas Schubert
Thomas Mattl
Lukas Walcher
Pfarrer
Marianne Sägebrecht
Ahnl
Maria Hofstätter
Anna Holler
Peter Mitterrutzner
Hörnerhannes
Hannes Perkmann
Knochenrichter Alois Kammerer
Gerhard Kasal
Robert Reinagl
Prokurist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Robert Seethaler's novel, a bestseller across Europe that somehow made pastoral Austrian masculinity universally legible.
The three-actor structure mirrors Austrian cinema's fascination with fractured identity — think Hidden, but with haystacks.
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