Sparta

feature film, drama, Austria, France, Germany, 2022

DIRECTED BY: Ulrich Seidl

Sparta

CAST:
Georg Friedrich,
Hans-Michael Rehberg,
Marius Ignat

SCRIPT:
Veronika Franz,
Ulrich Seidl

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Wolfgang Thaler

EDITING:
Monika Will

COSTUMES:
Tanja Hausner

Synopsis:

Ewald (a character based on the case of Markus Roth) is a pedophile in his forties who leaves Austria and wanders the Romanian countryside. There, he recruits poor children from broken homes to help him renovate dilapidated schools, gives them nicknames from Greek mythology, and then teaches them judo for free.

color, 99’

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