PERLA (Austrian Film Academy)

Austria / Slovakia

Original title: Perla

Director: Alexandra Makarová

Year / Runtime: 2025 / 110 min

Country: Austria / Slovakia

Academy: Austrian Film Academy / Slovak Film and Television Academy

Main Cast

Rebeka Poláková (Perla), Simon Schwarz, Noel Czuczor, Carmen Diego

Production Companies

Golden Girls Film (Austria), Hailstone (Slovakia)

Synopsis

In 1980s Vienna, Czechoslovak émigré and painter Perla has built a new life with her daughter and Austrian partner. When her former lover contacts her from behind the Iron Curtain, she risks everything by returning to communist Czechoslovakia.

Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Feature Film
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Leading Actor (Simon Schwarz)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Cinematography (Georg Weiss)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Costume Design (Monika Buttinger)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Makeup (Sam Dopona, Verena Pellegrini)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Production Design (Klaudia Kiczak)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Original Score (Johannes Winkler, Rusanda Panfili)
Austrian Film Awards (Austrian Film Academy) – Best Sound (Johannes Baumann, Atanas Tcholakov, Rudolf Pototschnig)