Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life. Although she blows her grocery money, she has tasted the kind of luxury she can normally only dream about. A minor squabble at home brings the situation to a head and marks a turning point in her life: Trixi fixes her husband a lethal cocktail of pills.
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Cast
16 people
Christiane Hörbiger
Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler
Known for
Schtonk!
Udo Kier
Julius Quellenreich
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Jan Niklas
Ulrich Stein
Known for
The House of the Spirits
Colonel Redl
Peter Faerber
Karli
Known for
North Face
Ursula Koban
Isi Köcker
Also in
Exit II: Transfigured Night
Inspector Rex
Simon Schwarz
Heli Jancik
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Dampfnudelblues
Klaus Ofczarek
Siggi
Known for
Tehran Taboo
North Face
Gerhard Ernst
Wolfgang Schernthaler
Also in
Letzter Kirtag - Der erste Altaussee Krimi
Come, Sweet Death
Tanja Petrovsky
Gabi Jancik
Known for
Hagazussa
Peter Hugo
Charles
Also in
National Lampoon's European Vacation
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Rainer Egger
Spieler
Known for
Frantz
The Red Violin
Margarethe Tiesel
Mutter im Stiegenhaus
Known for
The Golden Glove
Paradise: Love
Paul Harather Director · Susanne Freund Writer Tom Batoy Composer
First release March 8, 2001 · Produced in Austria · Production Allegro Film
Production
ORF
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Allegro Film
Production
Austria
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Original title
Die Gottesanbeterin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · March 8, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
September 27, 2001 · Theatrical
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