Synopsis
When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael HanekeDirector
- Michael HanekeWriter
Cast
- Ulrich MüheK
- Susanne LotharFrieda
- Frank GieringArtur
- Felix EitnerJeremias
- Nikolaus ParylaVorsteher
- André EisermannBarnabas
- Dörte LyssewskiOlga
- Inga BuschAmalia
- Norbert SchwientekBürgel
- Hans DiehlErlanger
- Birgit LinauerPepi
- Branko SamarovskiHerrenhofwirt
Stills
Themes
bureaucracyallegory