SummaryAt the dawn of World War II, a young motorcycle courier in the Austrian army encounters a wounded fox cub and takes it with him to occupied France. The soldier and the fox develop an unlikely bond. Based on the true story of Franz Streitberger, director Adrian Goiginger’s great-grandfather.
Directed By:Adrian Goiginger
Written By:Adrian Goiginger
The Fox
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Mar 22, 2024
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While the film is clearly telling a story that wants to come across as profoundly emotional, I always felt as if I was being kept at too far of a distance from it while watching it.
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Production Company:
- Geißendörfer Pictures
- Lotus Film
- Giganten Film
- 2010 Entertainment
- Film AG
- Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
- ARTE
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
- Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut
- Filmstandort Austria (FISA)
- Filmfonds Wien
- Land Salzburg Wirtschaft
- Land Salzburg Kultur
Release Date:Mar 22, 2024
Duration:1 h 58 m
Tagline:THE FOX is the true story of Franz Streitberger, Adrian's great-grandfather, a motorcycle courier for the Austrian Army, who was incorporated into the Wehrmacht with the "Anschluss". At the beginning of the Second World War, the introverted young soldier comes across a wounded fox cub that he looks after as if it were his own child and takes to occupied France with him. Through this unique friendship with the wild animal, his own past as an outcast farmer's son from, which he has always run away from, slowly catches up with him...
Awards
German Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Austrian Film Award, AT
• 5 Nominations
Romy Gala, Austria
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
