It's the summer of 1980, and Jana's parents are getting divorced. Jana, her mother and her sister are moving from Vienna to the countryside, where they are living with her grandmother. Big changes for the 13 year-old girl, who's not only homesick, but also wants to become a server at Catholic mass and has a growing interest in Florian, one of the boys from the village...
Acting
Diana Latzko's uncomfortable stillness — every 13-year-old ever.
Cinematography
Golden Austrian countryside that feels like a beautiful cage.
Director
Ulrike Schweiger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Set during the 1980 Wörgler Sommer — director Schweiger grew up in this exact Austrian region, filming in her actual grandmother's house.
The altar server subplot was nearly cut; Schweiger fought to keep it as the film's emotional anchor — Jana's only space where adult rules don't fully apply.
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