Because they got into a fight with party animal and mayoral candidate Benny Jagschitz, Flo Kienzl was thrown out of the police and Eddi Kovac went to jail. Now Eddi is on probation, just about to start a new life, when Flo stands on the mat: worn out, clever and with a really good reason.
Acting
Pizzera and Jaus have the chemistry of actual exhausted brothers.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes Austrian provincial pettiness.
Production
Gritty locations that make the comedy hit harder.
Director
Andreas Schmied
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes Austria's peculiar affection for deeply flawed male antiheroes, a tradition from Haneke to Seidl.
Director Andreas Schmied and star Paul Pizzera collaborated for years in Austrian cabaret; many jokes were workshopped live before filming.
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