Nevrland
Sign in to saveNevrland is a 2019 Austrian coming-of-age psychological horror film by Gregor Schmidinger, released in 2019 with Simon Frühwirth and Paul Forman in the lead roles. The premiere took place on 16 January 2019 as part of the film festival Max Ophüls Prize, where the film was invited to the competition and won the Prize of the Youth Jury. Lead actor Simon Frühwirth was also honored as Best Newcomer. The Austrian premiere took place in Graz in March 2019. The film was released in fall 2019 by Filmladen.
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5.817-year-old Jakob wants nothing more than to feel alive. Uncontrollable anxiety attacks prevent him from doing so and force him to escape into virtual worlds. One night, he meets 26-year-old Kristjan in a cam chat. Their encounter marks the beginning of a transpersonal journey to the wounds of their souls.
Released: 2019-09-2389 minDir: Gregor SchmidingerDrama, Thriller, Horror
Cast
- Simon Frühwirth as Jakob
- Paul Forman as Kristjan
- Josef Hader as Father
- Wolfgang Hübsch as Grandfather
- Anton Noori as Murat
- Markus Schleinzer as Psychotherapist
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Key dates
- Published
- 17 October 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Austria
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gregor Schmidinger
- Screenwriter
- Gregor Schmidinger
- Narrative location
- Vienna
- Duration
- +90
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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Article
7 sectionsContents
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- Cast
- Festival screenings
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Nevrland is a 2019 Austrian coming-of-age psychological horror film by Gregor Schmidinger, released in 2019 with Simon Frühwirth and Paul Forman in the lead roles. The premiere took place on 16 January 2019 as part of the film festival Max Ophüls Prize, where the film was invited to the competition and won the Prize of the Youth Jury. Lead actor Simon Frühwirth was also honored as Best Newcomer. The Austrian premiere took place in Graz in March 2019. The film was released in fall 2019 by Filmladen.
== Plot == 17-year-old Jakob lives with his grandfather and father in a small apartment in Vienna. In order to earn some money for his studies, he works as a temporary worker in the slaughterhouse where his father works. Jacob is struggling with an anxiety disorder that makes life increasingly difficult for him. In a sex cam chat, he meets the 26-year-old artist Kristjan. At first, a virtual friendship develops between the two of them, without a real meeting taking place for the time being. Only after a heavy stroke of fate does Jakob gather his courage and make an appointment with Kristjan in his apartment, leading to an extremely unexpected chain of events.