

7.746 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestTo save his town Braunschlag from bankruptcy, the mayor decides to fake a Marian apparition. This black-humored farce revolves around greed, corruption, churchianity and alcohol.
Acting
Palfrader's sweaty, desperate mayor — a masterclass in cringe
Direction
Schalko's gloomy Austrian miserablism with pitch-black punchlines
Production
The rotting grandeur of Braunschlag itself, a character
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Austrian 'Heimatfilm' tradition inverted — instead of romanticizing village life, Schalko exposes its septic underbelly.
The Marian apparition set was built in an actual Austrian village, locals kept trying to pray there.