DIE EINSIEDLER

Albert grew up on an isolated mountain farm in the middle of nowhere in the Alps. Although he’s already in his 30s, his omnipresent mother Marianne still pulls the strings in his life. Not intentionally and only because of his mother’s pressure, Albert went to live in the nearby valley to make his living in a marble quarry. Marianne wants to protect him from the poor and lonesome life on the mountain and is even willing to denounce their bonds to the tradition of the farm which has existed over centuries. Like an abandoned animal that keeps coming back to its territory, the introverted farmer’s son keeps sneaking back to the mountain as often as possible. When his father dies accidently, Marianne fears that Albert will take over the role of his father and return to the farm. Instead, she decides to hide the death from Albert and the outside world – and buries his corpse on the mountain.

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RONNY TROCKER was born in Bolzano/Italy and studied at the Universidad del Cine in Argentina and Le Fresnoy in France. His films include: GLI IMMACOLATI (short, 2013), ESTATE (short, 2016), and THE EREMITES (2016).

Ronny Trocker photos © Klemens Hufnagl