Rose is a 2026 drama film directed by Markus Schleinzer, co-written by Alexander Brom and Schleinzer. Set in the 17th century, it follows mysterious soldier Rose (Sandra Hüller), a woman disguised as a man, who appears in a secluded Protestant village. She declares herself the heir of a long-abandoned farmstead and produces a document to support her claim to the suspicious villagers.
The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2026, where it received critical acclaim and won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for Hüller. It was theatrically released in Austria on 17 April by Filmladen Filmverleih, and in Germany on 30 April by Piffl Medien.It will be released by Mubi in the United States on December 11, 2026.
It was selected as the Austrian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
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Plot
At the end of the Thirty Years' War, a former soldier arrives in a remote Protestant village and lays claim to a neglected estate as its long-missing heir. Unbeknownst to the villagers, the soldier is in fact Rose, a woman who has been posing as a man for years and has assumed the identity of a fellow soldier killed during the war.
