Fiction

Soeder

A film by Raoul Bruck
Country: Austria
Year: 2024
Length: 26'49"

Synopsis
Kerstin hires a hitman named Soeder on the dark net to get rid of her useless husband during a weekend trip to the lake. Unbeknownst to her, the mysterious young man is nothing but a cocky online imposter with dark fantasies. But when the mail-order gun that he ordered does not arrive in time, he is forced to improvise.

Festivals
1. Max Ophüls Preis 2024 (Germany, January 2024) - Best Up-And-Coming Actor
2. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (Germany, March 2024)
3. IFF FEBIOFEST BRATISLAVA (Slowakia, March 2024)
4. Diagonale -Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, April 2024)
5. Cinema Talks Filmfestival (Austria, May 2024) - Honorary Mention
6. Festival of Nations (Germany, September 2024)
7. Cinema Next Tour (Austria, October 2024)
8. Poitiers Film Festival (France, November 2024)
9. International Short Film Festival ŻUBROFFKA 2024 (Polen, Dezember 2024) - Best International Film
10. International Uşak Short Film Festival (Türkei, Dezember 2024)
11. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (Frankreich, Jänner 2025)
12. Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival (Germany, April 2025)

Cast
Söder: Joshua Bader
Kerstin: Sarah Viktoria Frick
Torben: Martin Vischer

Crew
Director: Raoul Bruck
Screenplay: Lorenz Uhl & Moritz Licht
Producer: Julie Stempelová
Cinematographer: Ioan Gavriel
Sound design: Moritz Peter
Sound recording: Chuqi Lu, Elahe Aman, Carmen Dürholt, Matthias Emert, Hannah Escobar, David Graudenz
Editor: Anna Eber
Composer: Matthias Oldofredi
Production design: Marlene Oberneder
Maske: Dragana Suljic
Kostüm: Oliver Huber, Alma Rothacker
Color correction: Jacob Jaboring
Title design: Tim Rudle
VFX Artists: Nils Sachse, Marina Schwarz

Supported by Land Burgenland, Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein, Pazz