Structural and historical framework of the 2016 television film
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
Production Framework
Establishes the film as a 2016 Austrian-German co-production directed by Jo Baier.
Key Events
Austrian-German Co-Production — Film established as joint Austrian-German project Location: Production Studios
Director Jo Baier Attribution — Jo Baier credited as director for television film Location: Production Office
Television Film Format — Project identified as television film production Location: Production
Heimatfilm Festival Premiere — Film premieres at festival opening on August 24 Location: Freistadt, Upper Austria
Festival Debut
Tracks the premiere at the Heimatfilm Festival in Freistadt on August 24.
Key Events
Heimatfilm Festival Premiere — Film premieres at festival opening on August 24 Location: Freistadt, Upper Austria
Festival Location Context — Upper Austrian town hosts premiere event Location: Freistadt
ORF and Das Erste Broadcast — Film airs on broadcast channels on September 21 Location: Television Networks
Broadcast Rollout
Details the television airing on ORF and Das Erste on September 21.
Key Events
ORF and Das Erste Broadcast — Film airs on broadcast channels on September 21 Location: Television Networks
Broadcast Date Confirmation — September 21 marked as official air date Location: Broadcast Schedule
Sant'Anna di Stazzema Reference — Film centers on 1944 massacre location Location: Historical Archive
Historical Foundation
Reveals the narrative backdrop centered on the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre.
Key Events
Sant'Anna di Stazzema Reference — Film centers on 1944 massacre location Location: Historical Archive
1944 Massacre Historical Anchor — August 12, 1944 event forms narrative backdrop Location: Sant'Anna di Stazzema
Release Timeline Completion — Full production and broadcast cycle documented Location: Media Distribution
Story Breakdown
Production Framework — Establishes the collaborative origin and format of the film
Co-Production Status — Joint Austrian-German project established
Television Format — Identified as television film production
Directorial Vision — Credits the creative leadership behind the project
Jo Baier Direction — Director credited for television film
Creative Leadership — Oversees production and broadcast strategy
Festival Premiere — Documents the initial public screening event
Heimatfilm Festival — Opening event hosts the premiere
Freistadt Debut — Upper Austrian town hosts screening
Broadcast Schedule — Tracks the official television release channels
ORF Network — Primary Austrian broadcaster for airing
Das Erste Network — Secondary German broadcaster for airing
Historical Foundation — Anchors the narrative in documented historical events
Sant'Anna di Stazzema — Italian village referenced as backdrop
1944 Massacre — August 12 event forms historical core
Release Timeline — Maps the chronological progression of distribution
August Premiere — Festival screening marks initial release
September Broadcast — Television airing completes distribution
In the 1980s, the Italian Salvatore ends up in a small village in the Alps. Salvatore tells the villagers that he is going on vacation for two weeks. During this time, he befriends the widow Frieda, who is still mourning her husband, who never returned from the war. Salvatore also comforts 40-year-old Romy, as her husband is addicted to alcohol and is in a wheelchair. He even enters into a relationship with Erna. The nurse is forced to live with her father Stockinger, who takes good care of her son but has become embittered himself. What Erna doesn't realize is that Salvatore has a dark secret: he knows that the murderer of his entire family has settled in the small village and is seeking revenge...
