SPARTA
by Ulrich Seidl
synopsis
Ewald moved to Rumania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree existence. But the distrust of the villagers is soon awoken. And Ewald is forced to confront a truth he has long suppressed. Sparta is the brother film to Rimini, and the conclusion of Ulrich Seidl's diptych about the inescapability of the past and the pain of finding yourself.
| international title: | Sparta |
| original title: | Sparta |
| country: | Austria, France, Germany |
| sales agent: | Coproduction Office |
| year: | 2022 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ulrich Seidl |
| film run: | 101' |
| release date: | ES 24/03/2023, AT 5/05/2023, EE 12/05/2023, LV 17/05/2023, DE 18/05/2023, FR 31/05/2023 |
| screenplay: | Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl |
| cast: | Georg Friedrich, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Marius Ignat |
| cinematography by: | Wolfgang Thaler |
| art director: | Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin |
| costumes designer: | Tanja Hausner |
| producer: | Philippe Bober, Ulrich Seidl |
| executive producer: | Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal Zade |
| production: | Seidl Film Produktion, Essential Filmproduktion, Coproduction Office, Parisienne de Production, ARTE France Cinéma, BR Bayerischer Rundfunk |
| distributor: | Wanted Cinema, Stadtkino Filmverleih, Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH, Filmin, Damned Distribution |
