Colonel Redl
DramaHistory
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.
VIBE
A suffocatingly formal, yet deeply personal, descent into the gilded cage of empire. It's a slow, inevitable slide, steeped in the dread of exposure and the crushing weight of societal expectation.
melancholicoppressivetragicsomberslow-burnperiod dramapolitical thrillerarthouseambitionsecrecyidentitydecay
military officertreasonmale homosexualityaustria-hungary
