WALTER L.

Narrative Short, OV German with English Subtitles, AT 2025, 19’41”

The haulage company LKW Kovacs, where truck driver Walter works, is being digitalized. Worlds and worldviews collide. On the day of his daughter Jenny’s soccer final, Walter spontaneously changes his route – a decision with fatal consequences.

written & directed by Barbara Wolfram & Paulus Wagner
shot by Anna Haderer, produced by Jakob Serdaroglu, Film Academy Vienna/ mdw

Based on real events and extensive biographical interviews by Paulus Wagner.

FESTIVALS
World & Austrian Premiere – Diagonale 2025 (Special Mention)
VIS – Vienna International Shorts 2025
International Premiere – Hofer Filmtage 2025

CAST

Walter – Thomas Frank
Petra – Isabella Knöll

Gerlinde – Birgit Linauer
Stephanie – Laura Rauch
Jenny – Nancy Lechner
Sebo – Thomas Momcinovic
Tanja – Corinna Pumm

Truck driver 1 – Amin Khawary
Truck driver 2 – Fahim Heydari
Mia – Riko Kontarato

Innkeeper – Viktoria Wenusch
Radio Presenter – Caro Picker
Colleague Milan – Julian Loidl

Driver Training – Norbert Bayer, Hans Peter Edlmayr, Michael Frank, David Klaubetz, Peta Klotzberg, Christian Pamer, Gernot Tscherkassky, Stefan Veit
Football Player – Oleg Galevski, Sarah Göschl, Viktoria Hieß, Lorenz Mahler-Hutter, Cedric Jona Wandera
Visitors Football Match – Ronja Abl, Belinda Angjeli, Andreas Balbach, Anita Coman, Herwig Denk, Hans Peter Edlmayr, Barbara Göschl, Günther Hieß, Maryna Hulbova, Andreas Klaus, Monika Kutalek, Daniela Lechner, Mary Ann Mestanek, Irmgard Mühlwerth, Monika Swete, Alina Toifl, Dani Univazo. Alfred Vodusek. Ursula Vodusek, Ronny
Visitor Bar – Norbert Bayer, Manuela Cee, Wolfram Hermann-Hubler, Anna Nazareva, Manuel Neubauer, Stefan Veit, Friedrich Woda
Partypeople Street – Moritz Knöll, Theodor Reinisch

CREW

Writer/Director – Barbara Wolfram & Paulus Wagner
DoP – Anna Haderer
Sound – Clara Köberl
Gaffer – Valentin Maurer
Set design – Momo Maresch
Costume design – Rita Landgrebe
Script – Olivia Kranner
Make-up – Oana Balodis, Victoria Kirchner
Editing – Jonathan Meiri
Sound design and mixing – Inanna Palikruschev
Colour grading – Susi Dollnig

Production and film management
Jakob Serdaroglu
Production management and film management – Anna Rottensteiner

1st AD – Bibiana Rackova
2nd AD – Vivian Bausch
Production manager – Anna Rottensteiner
Set Manager – Ahmet Damar
BTS photographer – Mark Gering
1st AC – Jonas Heuwieser, Konstantin John, Benjamin Pieber, Germaine Haller
2nd AC – David Klaubetz. Marie Hieret, Elias Van Gils
Bestboy – Michael Bachinger
Lighting technicians – Dave Wagershauser, Jonas Heuwieser, Konstantin John, Luca Horak
Sound assistants – Cordula Rieger, Elias Van Gils, Jonas Heuwieser
Set design assistance – Anna Nazareva, Feyz Rakhmanov
Production assistance – Merlin Hausner, Jakob Silye, Johannes Blanchenstein, Thorsten Eckhardt


Over 150 people in Austria and Germany who agreed to share their experiences in interviews for Paulus Wagner’s dissertation from 2017-2020.

Funded by:
Film Academy Vienna, City of Vienna Culture Ma-7, mdw

Created as part of the Ma-7 project: Building Bridges in Polarised Societies by means of arts and research. Film – Vienna – working class milieu – right-wing populism (2021-2025) at Film Academy Vienna/ mdw.

Poster by Laura Reither

Distribution:
LEMONADE FILMS
Marija Milovanovic
Fanny Marie Berghofer
info@refreshingfilms.com