Vienna, 1937, on the eve of the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The young and inexperienced Franz Huchel begins to learn about both the joys and hardships of life by working as an apprentice to the mutilated war veteran Otto Trsnjek in a small tobacco shop, where he meets the famous psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, who will become a valuable friend in times of chaos and uncertainty.
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Cast
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Simon Morzé
Franz Huchel
Known for
The Fox
Bruno Ganz
Sigmund Freud
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Johannes Krisch
Otto Trsnjek
Known for
Revanche
In the Fade
Emma Nova
Anezka
Known for
Bonnie and Bonnie
Vielmachglas
Karoline Eichhorn
Anna Freud
Known for
Dark
Lore
Regina Fritsch
Margarete Huchel
Known for
Hotel
Elfriede Irrall
Martha Freud
Also in
Shirley: Visions of Reality
Hasenjagd – Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen
Michael Fitz
'Red Egon'
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Famous Five 3
Rainer Wöss
Mr. Rosshuber
Known for
Black Doves
Vienna Blood
Sabine Herget
Mrs. Rosshuber
Also in
Braunschlag 1986
Peacock
Gerti Drassl
Doctor's Wife
Known for
13 Minutes
The Diary of Anne Frank
Gerhard Liebmann
Heinzi
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Blood Glacier
Nikolaus Leytner Director · Klaus Richter Screenplay Robert Seethaler Author
Worldwide gross $361K · United States release July 10, 2020 · Produced in Austria, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$360,996
Production
Tobis Film
Production
Glory Film
Production
Epo-Film
Production
Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions
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ORF
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
Austria · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der Trafikant
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Czech · German
Release dates
Germany · September 30, 2018
Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
Austria · October 12, 2018
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 2020
Digital
United States
January 4, 2019 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 29, 2019 · Premiere · Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Brazil
September 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
May 4, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto Jewish Film Festival
December 7, 2019 · Premiere · Ottawa European Union Film Festival
December 20, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
Czechia
May 28, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
November 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
January 16, 2021 · TV
Japan
May 31, 2019 · Premiere · EU Film Days
July 24, 2020 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 17, 2020 · Theatrical
Poland
April 12, 2019 · Premiere · Spring Film Festival
July 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
July 22, 2019 · Digital
Slovakia
July 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
June 7, 2019 · Theatrical
October 2, 2019 · Digital
November 14, 2019 · Physical
Ukraine
January 28, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 23, 2019 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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