Flowers for Polt (film)

Movie
Original title	Flowers for Polt
Country of production	Austria
original language	German
Publishing year	2001
length	94 minutes
Rod
Director	Julian Pölsler
script	Julian Pölsler based on a template by Alfred Komarek
music	Haindling
camera	Fabian Eder
cut	Ulrike Pahl
occupation
	Erwin Steinhauer : Simon Polt , gendarme; Monica Bleibtreu : Aloisia Habesam, general merchant; Klaus Ofczarek : Harald Mank; Nicholas Ofczarek : Fritz Holzer; Andre Settembrini : Jiri Novak; Otto Anton Eder : Bruno Bartl; Fritz Egger : Ernst Höllenbauer; Michou Friesz : Grete Hahn; Karin Kienzer : Karin Walter; Heinz Frölich : Horst Breitwieser; Peter Simonischek : Karl Gappmayer; Julia Gschnitzer : Ms. Raab; Traugott Buhre : Professor Wehdorn; Hans-Michael Rehberg : Friedrich Kurzbacher; Udo Samel : Willi; Gerhard Dorfer : Dr. Squirrel; Georg Friedrich : Mike Hackl; Stefan Hacker : Toni Sauer; Xaver Hutter : Anatol Frieb; Erni Mangold : Anna Breitwieser; Karl Markovics : Rudi Riebl; Peter Matić : Paul Frieb; Hans Georg Nenning : Manfred Wieser; Julian Nikolai Pölsler : René Frieb; Branko Samarovski : Herbert Gratzl; Emanuel Schmied : Sepp R Noisel; Michael Schottenberg : Hans Hofbauer; Andreas Stark : Franzi Heindl; Fred Stillkrauth : Fritz Brenner; Patrik Vogelsinger : Robert Öller; Franz Wolf : Klausi Wieser; Stefan Wurzbach : Bernie Wild;
chronology
← Predecessor ; Polt has to cry	Successor → ; Heaven, Polt and Hell

Flowers for Polt is an Austrian crime film from 2001. The film is based on a novel by the Austrian author Alfred Komarek and his main character, the gendarmerie inspector Simon Polt .

action

Two tragic accidents happened in Brunndorf. The accidental death of Rudi Riebl does not come as a surprise, as he has made it a habit to ambush drunkards and throw himself in front of their car with his moped - with the aim of claiming compensation, of course. The second accident overtakes the disabled Willi, Polt's friend. He falls to his death.

Polt investigates and his doubts about the authenticity of the accidents increase.

Production and publication

The film was produced in 2001 by Teamfilm Wien under the direction of Julian Pölsler and broadcast on ORF . The music was composed by Hans-Jürgen Buchner .

Awards

Flowers for Polt was invited to the Baden-Baden TV Film Festival in 2002. Erwin Steinhauer received a special prize for outstanding performance there. The following year the film was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Prize .

Web links

Flowers for Polt in the Internet Movie Database (English)