Sparta
feature film, drama, Austria, France, Germany, 2022
DIRECTED BY: Ulrich Seidl
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’