Rose

Austria, Germany | 2026 | 94 min

Language: German

Subtitles: Finnish, Swedish

Not for persons under 12

Director(s): Markus Schleinzer

Script: Markus Schleinzer, Alexander Brom

Cast: Sandra Hüller, Carolina Braun, Robert Gwisdek, Peer-Uwe Teska, Augustino Renken, Annalisa Hohl, Annika Molke, Benedikt Kauff, Marius Huth, Emma Bahlmann, Marisa Growaldt

Production: Schubert-Film, ROW Pictures, Walker+Worm Film

Distribution: Future Film

Drama

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It is the mid-17th century, and the devastating Thirty Years’ War has finally come to an end. A badly scarred veteran arrives in a small village to claim his inheritance: a house that has stood empty for years. He is decent, God-fearing and hardworking, yet that alone is not enough. A man must also have a family, so he marries and fathers an heir. In the end, everything seems to be as it should be. Except it is not, because the man is not a man.

Directed by Austrian filmmaker Markus Schleinzer, Rose appears at first glance to be a stern period drama set in a harsh age. On closer inspection, however, it becomes a timeless portrait of an inward-looking and fearful community, where everyone believes they know the proper way to live, just as it has always been done. Sandra Hüller once again delivers a remarkable performance in the title role as Rose, a woman who dressed as a man because, even then, “In der Hose steckt mehr Freiheit” – there is more freedom in a pair of trousers.

Mickael Suominen

Updated 2026-07-30 17:30:10 UTC