BERNHARD WENGER | AUSTRIA, GERMANY | 2024 | 102 MIN | GERMAN, ENGLISH
Need a knowledgeable friend to accompany you to a musical performance full of intellectuals? Or perhaps a stand-in for your son to impress your colleagues? Look no further than My Companion, where you can rent a friend for any occasion. The agency’s top performer Matthias (Albrecht Schuch, All Quiet on the Western Front) is a true expert in his field, adopting any persona asked of him. He excels at his job so much, in fact, that when his girlfriend (Julia Franz Richter, PFF29’s Undine) suddenly dumps him, he begins to realize that he has no idea how to be himself. Matthias’ newfound self-doubt begins to seep into his once pristine professional life, as his world and sense of reality begin to fill with paranoia, failed romantic endeavors, and his own rented (four-legged) companion. Peacock, the feature debut from Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wenger, is a precisely composed and hilariously absurd journey of finding yourself in a chaotic and often unfair world.
Cast: Albrecht Schuch, Anton Noori, Julia Franz Richter
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