THE UNINTENTIONAL KIDNAPPING OF ELFRIEDE OTT
synopsis
For two years Horst has been collecting his dead grandmother’s retirement pension to help make ends meet. Everything runs smoothly until a local politician announces he will be coming by to officially wish the 95-year-old a happy birthday. Without thinking twice, his friend Toni “borrows” an old lady from the hospital as a stand-in. But instead of just any old lady, he has unintentionally grabbed the famous actress Elfriede Ott, which leads to a series of mix-ups and complications.
international title: | The Unintentional Kidnapping of Elfriede Ott |
original title: | Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott |
country: | Austria |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Andreas Prochaska |
film run: | 113' |
release date: | AT 01/10/2011 |
screenplay: | Andreas Prochaska, Michael Ostrowski, Alfred Schwarzenberger |
cast: | Elfriede Ott, Michael Ostrowski, Andreas Kiendl, Gerhard Liebmann, Angelika Niedetzky, Simon Hatzl, Thomas Mraz, Mónica Reyes, Nicholas Monu |
cinematography by: | Heinz Wehsling |
film editing: | Karin Hartusch, Daniel Prochaska |
art director: | Maria Gruber |
costumes designer: | Christine Ludwig |
producer: | Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker |
production: | Dor Film |
backing: | Österreichischen Filminstitutes (ÖFI) / Austrian Film Institute, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Filmfonds Wien (FFW), Cinestyria Filmcommission & Fonds, Cinestyria Filmkunst, Stadt Graz |