Fiction

Walter L.

A film by Barbara Wolfram & Paulus Wagner
Country: Austria
Year: 2025
Length: 19'41"

Synopsis
The trucking company LKW Kovacs, where Walter works, undergoes digitalization - worlds and worldviews collide soon. A faulty cooling system disrupts Walter’s routine and delays throw off his tight schedule. Consultant Stephanie Novàkovà, overseeing the process, also struggles to find her footing. On the day of his daughter Jenny’s soccer final, Walter’s route is changed last-minute, so he takes a fatal decision. That evening, he’s suspended via app and without pay. After days of uncertainty, his wife Petra urges him to fight for his job. The end is suggesting a quiet victory

Festivals
1. Diagonale - Festival des Österreichischen Films (Austria, March 2025)
2. Vienna Shorts (Austria, May 2025)

Cast
Walter – Thomas Frank
Petra – Isabella Knöll
Gerlinde – Brigit Linauer
Stephanie – Laura Rauch
Jenny – Nancy Lechner
Sebo – Thomas Momcinoviv
Tanja – Corinna Pumm
Truck Driver 1 – Amin Khawary
Truck Driver 2 – Fahim Heydari
Mia – Riko Kontarato

Crew
Director: Barbara Wolfram & Paulus Wagner
Screenplay: Barbara Wolfram & Paulus Wagner
Producer: Jakob Serdaroglu
Cinematographer: Anna Viola Haderer
Sound recording: Clara Köberl
Sound design: Inanna Palikruschev
Editor: Jonathan Meiri
Production design: Momo Maresch
Color correction: Susi Dollnig
Lighting: Valentin Maurer
Costume design: Rita Landgrebe
Script : Olivia Kranner
Title design: Jonathan Meiri

Supported by MA7, Filmakademie Wien.