Harri Pinter, 46, has his best days behind him, not only on the outside: in the 80s, the notorious "drecksau" won the Klagenfurt ice-skating team KAC its master title. As trainer of the youth team, he likes to reminisce about his past successes in dim bars drinking beer. When his longtime girlfriend Ines risks making the break with an university professor, his worldview and self-perception starts to falter...
Acting
Maurer's sweaty desperation as Harri is uncomfortably perfect.
Writing
Regional Austrian dialect comedy that somehow translates to universal loser energy.
Director
Andreas Schmied
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'drecksau' archetype is deeply Austrian—think alpine Bukowski with better calves and worse impulse control.
Director Schmied filmed in actual Klagenfurt hockey bars; several extras didn't realize it was a movie until the third take.
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