A murderous community of heirs is looking forward to big money too soon. After a long time, the Dargatz family meets again for the grandmother's funeral on her farm. Leo, the local priest, is entrusted with the regulation of family affairs and the opening of the will. What begins as a harmonious family gathering is slowly becoming a drama about hidden passion, greed and lust for murder. And the devout Leo must learn that not everything that is meant well ends well.
Acting
Matthias Brandt's priest barely holding it together while chaos consumes him
Direction
Naefe's slow-burn tension in claustrophobic farmhouse setting
Director
Vivian Naefe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vivian Naefe was among the few prominent female directors in 2000s German-language cinema, bringing sardonic edge to domestic spaces.
The film adapts Ildikó von Kürthy's novel, relocating Hungarian black comedy to rural Austria where everyone looks innocent and nobody is.
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