Sparta

A film by Ulrich Seidl

Ewald moved to Romania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree existence. But the distrust of the villagers is soon awoken. And Ewald is forced to confront a truth he has long suppressed.

SPARTA is the brother film to RIMINI, and the conclusion of Ulrich Seidl’s diptych about the inescapability of the past and the pain of finding yourself.

Credits

Director: Ulrich Seidl | Screenplay: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz | Camera: Wolfgang Thaler, Serafin Spitzer | Art Direction: Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin | Costumes: Tanja Hausner | Editor: Monika Willi | Casting: Henri Steinmetz | Sound: Klaus Kellermann | Additional Editing: Andrea Wagner | Additional Casting: Eva Roth | Colour & Mastering: Andi Winter | Supervising Sound Designer: Matz Müller | Re-recording: Tobias Fleig | Executive Producers DE, FR: Sarah Nagel, Isabell Wiegand | Executive Producers: Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal-Zade, Andreas Roald | Associate Producer: Veronika Franz | Producers: Philippe Bober, Michel Merkt | Producer: Ulrich Seidl | Cast: Georg Friedrich, Florentina Elena Pop, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Marius Ignat, Octavian-Nicolae Cocis | With support from: Austrian Film Institute, Vienna Film Fund, FISA - Film Industry Support Austria, Eurimages, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Ministry of Culture - MIBAC - Rome, Emilia-Romagna region, Land Niederösterreich, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Bord Cadre films, Sovereign Films, KNM | In collaboration with: ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen | In coproduction with: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Arte France Cinéma in collaboration with Arte | In coproduction with: Essential Films, Parisienne de Production

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