Summary
Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −11 min on the typical 104
typical 10493Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2001
March 8, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ThrillerComedyLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
Austria
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more16 people
- Christiane HörbigerBeatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler
- Udo KierJulius Quellenreich
- Jan NiklasUlrich Stein
- Peter FaerberKarli
- UKUrsula KobanIsi Köcker
- Simon SchwarzHeli Jancik
- Klaus OfczarekSiggi
- Gerhard ErnstWolfgang Schernthaler
- Tanja PetrovskyGabi Jancik
- PHPeter HugoCharles
Rainer EggerSpieler
Margarethe TieselMutter im Stiegenhaus- AFAlois FrankBuchmacher
- GGGünter GroßmannPfandleiher
- HHHakon HirzenbergerDr. Berger
Gen SetoDr. Lee
Directing · 1
- Paul Harather Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Susanne Freund Writer
Production · 4
- Helmut Grasser Producer
- Markus Schleinzer Casting
- Wernfried Natter Line Producer
- Hartwig König Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Fabian Eder Director of Photography, Cinematography
Editing · 1
- Andreas Kopriva Editor, Sound
Sound · 5
- Tom Batoy Music, Original Music Composer
- Franco Tortora Original Music Composer, Music
- Amedeo Tortora Music, Original Music Composer
- Mona Davis Music
- Bernhard Weirather Sound
Art · 1
- Elisabeth Klobassa Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Thomas Oláh Costume Design
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