The Tobacconist
Der Trafikant
2018 · 1h 49m · Drama, History · Austria, Germany · Rated 18A (CA)
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.
Directed by
Nikolaus LeytnerBased on the novel by
Robert Seethaler6.2Smart score
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1930sbased on novel or bookeve of world war iijew persecutionnazi occupationpolitical repressionpsychiatristsigmund freudvienna, austria
Rating18A (CA)
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