PEACOCK
SIC – In Competition
world premiere
Id., Austria/Germany, 2024. Directed by Bernhard Wenger. Starring Albrecht Schuch, Julia Franz Richter, Anton Noori. Running time 1h 42′.
The International Film Critics’ Week competition continues with Peacock by Austrian Bernhard Wenger, who has already won over 40 awards for his previous shorts (such as Excuse Me and My Girlfriend). In his first feature film, the director tells the story of Matthias, whose profession is to take on the role of an educated boyfriend, a perfect son or others requested by clients. The real problem, for him, is being himself. ‘An ironic and bitter film, at times fiercely funny, in which the existential condition of contemporary man is mirrored,’ said SIC General Delegate and Artistic Director Beatrice Fiorentino. For SIC@SIC’ s short films, Marco Talarico’s At Least I Will Be 8 294 400 Pixel is competing.