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The Tobacconist

The Tobacconist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 12, 2018

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

65%

Original Title

Der Trafikant

Production Companies

Tobis Film, Glory Film, Epo-Film, ARD Degeto, Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions, ORF

Director

Nikolaus Leytner

Revenue

$360,996

Description

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.