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Austria, Germany, 2024, 102’

Details

• Director: Bernhard Wenger
• Screenplay: Bernhard Wenger
• Cinematography: Albin Wildner
• Editing: Rupert Höller
• Music: Lukas Lauermann
• Production: NGF Geyrhalterfilm, CALA Filmproduktion
• Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Julia Franz Richter, Anton Noori, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Salka Weber, Maria Hofstätter, Branko Samarovski, Tilo Nest, Christopher Schärf, Marlene Hauser.

Recap

Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a “cultured boyfriend” to impress your friends? A “perfect son” to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias! While he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge. A singular tragicomedy capturing the essence of human relationships with offbeat humour.

2025 Independent FF of Boston; Audience Award 

2025 Austrian Film Award; Best Actor 

2024 Stockholm FF; Directorial Debut 

2024 Les Arcs European FF; Young Jury Prize - Special Mention, Audience Choice Prize Best Feature Film

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Bernhard Wenger

He is an Austrian filmmaker, born in Salzburg in 1992. He studied directing at the Vienna Film Academy and is currently based in Vienna. He loves to work with subtle, odd, and visual humour. His short film Excuse Me, I'm Looking for the Ping-Pong Room and My Girlfriend was screened at 120 festivals and won over 40 awards, including the 2019 Austrian Film Award.

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