Feature Film
Drama

Sparta

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

Data

Genre

Drama

Category

Feature Film

Financing

Majoritäre Koproduktion

Format

DCP, 99 Min

Release

05.05.2023

Distribution

Stadtkino Filmverleih und Kinobetriebs Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Admissions

4.924

Co-production

Essential Film (DE, 20%), Société Parisienne de Production (FR, 9%)

International funding

Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Eurimages, Emiglia Romagna Italian Tax Credit

Funding program

ÖFI

Funding institutions Austria

Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria, Land Niederösterreich

Credits

Production: Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer Austria: Ulrich Seidl
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Script-concept: Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
DOP: Wolfgang Thaler, Serafin Spitzer
Editor: Monika Willi
Sound design: Klaus Kellermann
Costume design: Tanja Hausner
Set design: Andreas Donhauser, Renate Martin
Cast: Georg Friedrich, Florentina Elena Pop, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Marius Ignat, Octavian-Nicolae Cocis
International distribution: Coproduction Office
Television investment: ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), Bayrischer Rundfunk/Arte, Arte France Cinéma in Zusammenarbeit mit Arte France