Hinterland
Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after years of captivity. But the Vienna he comes home to is nothing like the place he once knew. The new Austrian Republic thrives on social and artistic freedom, but anti-democratic movements and unemployment loom overhead. A stranger in his hometown, his life takes a turn for the worse when one of his former comrades is murdered. Suddenly the mysterious killings of veterans are mounting. Personally connected to the victims, Perg decides to bring the killer to justice. He finds an ally in the cool-headed forensic doctor Theresa Körner, with whom he has a deeper, shared history. Their investigation leads them into the darkest corners of the city, as they confront a brutal and systematic killer and intrigues from within the police force. But when the killer’s net closes around Perg himself, he faces the moral dilemma of his life.
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Cast
54 people
Murathan Muslu
Perg
Known for
Barbarians
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Liv Lisa Fries
Körner
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Babylon Berlin
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Max von der Groeben
Severin
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Kidnapping Stella
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Marc Limpach
Renner
Known for
Capitani
Bad Banks
Matthias Schweighöfer
Josef
Known for
Army of Thieves
Brick
Margarethe Tiesel
Concierge
Known for
The Golden Glove
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Maximilien Jadin
Hoffmann
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Falmeniderit
Aaron Friesz
Kovacs
Known for
Corsage
Stipe Erceg
Bauer
Known for
Unknown
The Edukators
Timo Wagner
Krainer
Known for
Capitani
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Trystan Pütter
Gerster
Known for
Generation War
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Germain Wagner
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Bad Banks
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Stefan Ruzowitzky Director · Robert Buchschwenter Screenplay Hanno Pinter Screenplay
First release August 6, 2021 · Produced in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, United States · Production Film Fund Luxembourg, FreibeuterFilm
Production
Amour Fou Luxembourg
Production
Film Fund Luxembourg
Production
FreibeuterFilm
Production
Lieblingsfilm
Production
Philophon
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Square One Entertainment
Production
Austria · Belgium · Germany · Luxembourg · United States
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 2021
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
August 10, 2021
France
December 28, 2022 · Theatrical
April 26, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 16, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ OCS
Germany
October 2, 2021 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
October 7, 2021 · Theatrical
Greece
November 4, 2021 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Russia
February 3, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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