The Tobacconist
DramaHistory
Vienna, 1937, on the eve of the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The young and inexperienced Franz Huchel begins to learn about both the joys and hardships of life by working as an apprentice to the mutilated war veteran Otto Trsnjek in a small tobacco shop, where he meets the famous psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, who will become a valuable friend in times of chaos and uncertainty.
VIBE
A tender, yet somber, coming-of-age story set against the encroaching darkness of pre-war Vienna. It captures the quiet anxieties and burgeoning self-awareness of youth amidst historical upheaval, with moments of profound connection.
melancholicnostalgictenseintrospectiveslow-burnperiod dramaliterary adaptationcharacter-drivencoming-of-ageidentitypolitical repressionfriendship
based on novel or bookjew persecutionsigmund freudpsychiatristviennaaustrianazi occupationpolitical repression1930seve of world war ii
