The Austrian Film Week program will showcase a selection of films presenting a great opportunity to celebrate and to get acquainted with the creative and thought-provoking Austrian cinema.


The Austrian Film Week program will showcase a selection of films presenting a great opportunity to celebrate and to get acquainted with the creative and thought-provoking Austrian cinema.
Irene is a strong and self-confident Viennese woman who lives with her 18-year-old daughter on the island of Ibiza. Their relationship is tested when Irene’s ex-partner, who is accused of violence against her, returns. A psychological thriller about oppression, violence, and resistance.
A young business consultant who attempts to juggle a demanding career and her mentally ill sister, gradually begins to lose control over her life. A drama that transports the viewer into the heroine’s consciousness.
Alice, a senior botanist, develops a flower with unique psychotherapeutic benefits: it releases an ingredient that can make its owner happy. But when she gives one to her son, she discovers that its effect is not that innocent.
A filmmaker sets out to make a movie about the greatest Egyptian performer, Oum Kulthum, but meets ongoing obstacles by the men around her. Iranian artist Shirin Neshat presents a meta-biography, through which she explores the status of women.
In 1927, immigrant Lillian Alling decided to walk back home from New York to her native Russia. She set out on an epic journey, never to be heard from again. Andreas Horvath reimagines Lillian’s journey as a present-day odyssey, presenting an enigmatic road movie.