Release Date

25 May, 1985

Runtime

01:33: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

On February 20th, 1810, French and Bavarian forces killed the Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer in Mantua, at that time a part of Austria. Hofer had led the Tyroleans in their fight for independence from Bavaria and was betrayed by an insignificant farmer, the betrayal and its effect on the farmer is the subject of this historically-based drama. Director Christian Berger has shot the story emphasizing visual poetics, as well as close-ups to reveal the nuances of subtle emotions as they play across the human face. Whatever the farmer Raffl's motivation -- he is clearly an underdog, overworked, with his labor unrecognized -- he receives no expected reward for his betrayal of Hofer's hiding place, and he has to quickly leave for the city to escape his fellow villagers' wrath. Once in the city and working hard in a factory, Raffl must come to grips with the fact that his identity has changed, and he may have betrayed himself as well as Hofer.

Original Title

Raffl

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Actors

Lois Weinberger

Dietmar Schönherr

Barbara Weber

Barbara Viertl

Dietmar Mössmer

Bert Breit

Herbert Rhom

Arthur Brauss

Crew

Christian Berger

Christian Berger

Hans Jürgen Schmelzle

Lois Weinberger

Karl Schlifelner

Bert Breit

Christine Pedarnig

Tina Frese

Otto Kollross

Christian Berger

Mia Schöpke

Christian Berger

Markus Heltschl

Friedrich Christoph Schmidt