• Feature Film
  • Comedy

The Hwak

Mike Bittini, gambler and bon viveur, returns to his brother’s home and family after many years’ absence. There is a reason for this rather unexpected visit: his brother Sandro, a celebrity lawyer, is in a coma – and Sandro’s wife Gloria and the kids Niki (13) and Stefanie (17) are in a state of emergency. Mike decides to help the family in need – but not without an ulterior motive. He creeps into their home like the hawk into a henhouse and thoroughly stirs things up. The Hawk comes to help, causes chaos and eventually finds love.

Data

aka
Der Onkel
Genre
Comedy
Category
Feature Film
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
Digit., 100 Minuten
Release
06.05.2022
Distribution
FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH
Admissions
21.464
Funding Film Institute
418.049 €
Share of Austrian production costs
17 %
Share of total production costs
15 %
Television investment
524.124 €
Co-production

Film House (DE, 14%)

Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF1 Austrian Broadcasting Service
06.11.2023
Viewers
391.000
Days of shooting
28
Funding institutions Austria
Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria, Land Steiermark, Land Niederösterreich
Credits
Production
Lotus Filmrechte GmbH
Producer Austria
Thomas Pridnig, Peter Wirthensohn
Director
Helmut Köpping, Michael Ostrowski
Script
Michael Ostrowski, Helmut Köpping
DOP
Wolfgang Thaler
Editor
Alarich Lenz
Sound engineer
Dietmar Zuson
Costume design
Martina List
Set design
Verena Wagner
Music
Zebo Adam
Cast
Michael Ostrowski (Miki Bittini/Sandro), Anke Engelke (Gloria), Hilde Dalik (Jenny)
Production manager
Viktoria Zellner
German Title
Der Onkel
Television investment
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen

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