Eismayer

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Sergeant Major Eismayer is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order, and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer‘s closeted existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with the understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass tough guy image over all else, or can he follow his heart and his true desire? A surprising, heartfelt film Inspired by a true story.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: David Wagner

Script: David Wagner

Cinematography: Serafin Spitzer

Editing: Stephan Bechinger

Sound: Nora Czamler, Atanas Tcholakov

Music: LYLIT

Actors: Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimić, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Christopher Schärf

Production: Golden Girls Filmproduktion & Filmservices GmbH

Producers: Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber

Costumes: Monika Buttinger

Production Design: Thiare Galleguillos, Raphael Caric

Make Up: Julika Leiendecker, Nora Conradi

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Austria

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 87΄

Contact: Austrian Films

David Wagner

David Wagner was born in 1982 and grew up near Vienna. He spent the early 2000s making short films with friends before entering the film industry in 2003, learning how professional films are produced by working in several different roles on film sets. In 2006, he participated in a film course at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts before completing a Μaster’s degree in directing at the Hamburg Media School (2014–2016). Wagner’s short films have been shown at many respected international short film festivals, including the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis and the Tel Aviv Student Film Festival and have received numerous awards. His first feature film screenplay Eismayer was awarded the Script Talent Award in 2019.