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Fiction I 2024 I 102' I Austria/Germany I Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion/Cala Film I World Sales MK2
Currently in cinemas in 🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇿🇸🇪🇱🇹
World Premiere at Venice Film Festival 2024 in competition of Settimana della Critica
WINNER Aluminium Horse for Best Debut Film at Stockholm Film Festival 2024
WINNER Audience Award and Special Mention of the Youth Jury at Les Arcs Film Festival 2024
WINNER Best Actor for Albrecht Schuch awarded by the Dublin FIlm Critic's Circle at Dublin Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Viennale 2024 I Chicago Film Festival 2024 I Glasgow Film Festival 2025 I Vilnius Film Festival 2025
Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a ‘cultured boyfriend’ to impress your friends? A ‘perfect son’ to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias! While he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge.
cast ALBRECHT SCHUCH, JULIA FRANZ RICHTER, ANTON NOORI, THERESA FROSTAD EGGESBØ, SALKA WEBER, MARIA HOFSTÄTTER, BRANKO SAMAROVSKI, TILO NEST, CHRISTOPHER SCHÄRF, MARLENE HAUSER and many more
written and directed by BERNHARD WENGER
d.o.p. ALBIN WILDNER
edited by RUPERT HÖLLER
produced by MICHAEL KITZBERGER I WOLFGANG WIDERHOFER I MARKUS GLASER I NIKOLAUS GEYRHALTER
coproduced by MARTINA HAUBRICH
art direction KATHARINA HARING
costume design GITTI FUCHS
hair & makeup design NORA CONRADI I JULIKA LEIENDECKER
sound KEN RISCHARD I FLORA RAJAKOWITSCH I JÓN H. GEIRFINNSSON I INES VORREITER I MATTHIAS ERMERT I ALEXANDER KOLLER
casting EVA ROTH
music by LUKAS LAUERMANN
“A tart, funny, slightly heartbreaking debut feature. A superb black comedy. Auspiciously polished and snappy." VARIETY - Guy Lodge
"The smart concept, social commentary and a strong central performance combine to create a polished, slyly entertaining work" SCREEN - Allan Hunter
"Peacock is more than just a comedy ; it’s about discovering who you are. Peacock lets itself be very funny, yes, but it’s also serious, glib, silly, weird and sincere , all at the same time. It’s complex , just like people are.” LOUD AND CLEAR - Claire Fulton
"The humour on this (anti-)hero’s journey does not stem from quips or slapstick, but rather from the tragic realities of life’s absurdities.” CINEUROPA - Susanne Gottlieb
confirmed theatrical release dates:
🇸🇰 3rd of April 2025
🇫🇷 18th of June 2025 via Pyradmide Films
Bernhard developed the script of PEACOCK as part of the Cinéfondation Residence of the 73rd Festival de Cannes 2020