Director: Markus Schleinzer
Screenplay: Markus Schleinzer
Cast: Sandra Hüller / Carlo Braun / Marisa Growald / Gotthard Giese / Augustin Lunk / Robert Gwisdek / Maria Dragus / Sven Erik Bechtolf / Rainer Egger / Maurice Leonhard / Annalisa Hohl / Anne Klein / Bastian Trost
Genre: Drama
Country/Region of production: Austria / Germany
Language: German
Release dates: 2026-02-15 (Berlin International Film Festival) / 2026-04-17 (Austria) / 2026-04-30 (Germany)
Runtime: 94 minutes
Also known as: The Mysterious Rose (Hong Kong)
IMDb: tt25399154
Synopsis
In the early 17th century, somewhere in Germany, a mysterious soldier arrives in a remote Protestant village. Small and slight, reserved in manner, and with a scar across his face, the stranger claims to be the heir to an abandoned farm and shows the skeptical villagers a document to prove it. As time passes, he gradually dispels their doubts and, through hard work and piety, becomes part of the community. Yet the acceptance he earns is built on a colossal lie.