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Synopsis: Rose (2026)
Set during the 17th century in the wake of the Thirty Years' War, Rose follows a mysterious soldier who arrives alone during the bitter winter at an isolated, tight-knit Protestant village in Germany. Carrying a bag of gold, proper documentation, and deep local historical knowledge, the newcomer lays claim to a long-abandoned, run-down rural farmstead.
Beneath the hardened exterior of the soldier—introduced by an omniscient narrator as Rose—lies a woman disguised as a man, striving to carve out independence and social standing within a stifling patriarchal society. Initially met with intense suspicion and doubt from the local villagers and landowners, Rose earns hard-won respect after bravely slaying a bear attacking a farmhand and turning the barren soil fertile through relentless labor. However, as local scrutiny intensifies and secrets begin to unravel, the community forces a dangerous reckoning that challenges the absolute certainties of the social order.
Cast & Crew Information
Key Cast
* Sandra Hüller as Rose
* Caro Braun as Suzanna
* Marisa Growaldt as The Narrator (Voice)
* Godehard Giese as The Large-Scale Farmer
* Maria Dragus as His Wife
* Robert Gwisdek as The Bailiff
* Augustino Renken as The Old Farmhand
* Sven-Eric Bechtolf as The Judge
* Rainer Egger as The Doctor
Key Crew
* Director: Markus Schleinzer
* Screenplay / Writers: Markus Schleinzer and Alexander Brom
* Producers: Johannes Schubert, Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker, and Karsten Stöter
* Cinematography (Director of Photography): Gerald Kerkletz
* Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich
* Original Music: Tara Nome Doyle
* Costume Design: Doris Bartelt
* Sound Design: Manuel Grandpierre
* Casting Directors: Katrin Vorderwülbecke, Markus Schle
inzer, and Carmen Loley
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