Markus Blunder : 2013
High in the Tyrolean mountains, on a secluded farm, a widowed mother dies leaving her two children alone and orphaned. Fearing being taken away and split up, they keep their mother's death a secret and survive off the land with no one to rely on but each other. Maria, the sixteen-year-old sister is one with nature, innocent, and unaware of the evils that exist in mankind. Her ten-year-old brother, Peter, is traumatised and mute from witnessing a disturbing incident years earlier: the death of his father, shot by the town's Mayor. As the girl transitions into womanhood a harsh brutality destroys her innocence when savage hunters follow orders issued by the Mayor's son to attack and rape her. A social worker from a distant city arrives to investigate but ultimately it is the siblings who must come of age to protect each other and survive. Markus Blunder's feature directorial debut premiered at Oldenburg International Film Festival 2013.
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