Directed by:
Katharina MücksteinScreenplay:
Katharina MücksteinCinematography:
Michael SchindeggerComposer:
Bernhard FleischmannCast:
Sophie Stockinger, Kathrin Resetarits, Dominik Warta, Jack Hofer, Julia Franz Richter, Simon Morzé, Stefan Pohl, Dominic Marcus Singer, Lukas Johne (more)Plots(1)
In Austria the final school exam is known as the ‘Matura’. Unlike the German word ‘Abitur’ (from the Latin ‘abire’ meaning ‘to walk away’), the Austrian term also includes the notion of coming of age. Mati wants to become a veterinary doctor, like her mother, and therefore leave the confines of her small-town universe for Vienna. But is she ready for this future? Standing in her ‘Matura’ dress with her long hair scraped back into a tight bun and her neck hair shaved bare, she’d be the first to admit she looks like a clown. Mati loves to spend time with the boys bombing around the quarry on her motocross bike. When one of the girls from her school resists when one of Mati’s mates begins sexually harassing her at a disco, Mati spits in her face. But, just like her parent’s marriage, Mati’s motocross gang also ruptures once notions of friendship, love and sexuality become more pressing. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Sophie Stockinger
Austria
Best movies:
Vienna Blood (2019) (series)
L'Animale (2018)
Die Toten vom Bodensee (2014) (series)
Kathrin Resetarits
Austria
Best movies:
The Bone Man (2009)
Slumming (2006)
Visions of Europe (2004)
Dominik Warta
Austria
Best movies:
Maria Theresa (2017) (series)
Vienna Blood (2019) (series)
The Fatherless (2011)
Jack Hofer
Austria
Best movies:
L'Animale (2018)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
LandKrimi (2014) (series)
Julia Franz Richter
Austria
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A Whole Life (2023)
L'Animale (2018)
Undine (2020)
Simon Morzé
Austria
Best movies:
The Fox (2023)
The Tobacconist (2018)
L'Animale (2018)
Stefan Pohl
Austria
Best movies:
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Cold Hell (2017)
L'Animale (2018)
Dominic Marcus Singer
Austria
Best movies:
Vienna Blood (2019) (series)
Angelo (2018)
L'Animale (2018)
Lukas Johne
Austria
Best movies:
Allied (2016)
Vienna Blood (2019) (series)
Eismayer (2022)
Thomas Otrok
Austria
Marcel Wegscheider
Austria
Best movies:
L'Animale (2018)
Lucia Zamora Campos
Best movies:
L'Animale (2018)
Nikolaus Stich
Best movies:
L'Animale (2018)
Maya Unger
Austria
Lisa-Caroline Nemec
Best movies:
L'Animale (2018)
Snow of Summer (2023)
Joshua Jagersberger
Austria