A doctor, who commits malpractice in a major urban hospital, retreats to a remote house in the countryside. Although he is acquitted, his conscience is not so easily appeased. When a murder occurs and the southern Styria village searches for the culprit, he has to take a stand.
Cinematography
Black and white that makes Styria feel like purgatory.
Acting
Pöschl's face does all the screaming.
Director
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1908 novella 'Der blinde Geronimo und sein Bruder'—though the film shifts focus entirely to the doctor.
Schwarzenberger was primarily a cinematographer; this rare directorial credit explains the visual precision over narrative momentum.
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