''The Ground Beneath My Feet'' (german: Der Boden unter den Füßen) is a 2019 Austrian

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directed by

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. It was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. ''The Ground Beneath My Feet'' had its world premiere at the

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on 9 February 2019. It premiered in Austria at the

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film festival on 19 March 2019. The film was released theatrically on 22 March 2019. It was released in Germany on 16 May 2019. ''The Ground Beneath My Feet'' screened at the Inside Out film festival in

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on 26 May 2019; and the

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on 21 June 2019.

Plot

Lola is due to travel to Germany for work when she finds her sister Conny has tried to commit suicide. Lola is in a relationship with her boss Elise. Lola tries to continue working for an important client but one of her colleagues is trying to undermine her. She hides that she has returned to Austria with her sister in crisis. She begins to doubt her own sanity, thinking she is hallucinating. Eventually, Conny is discharged and goes to live at Lola's flat. Lola is stunned that her colleague has been promoted and given another project in Australia. Lola returns home to find that Conny has committed suicide. Lola has a breakdown.

Cast

Valerie Pachner Valerie Pachner (born 26 June 1987) is an Austrian actress. Life and work Valerie Pachner grew up in Bad Schallerbach, Austria, and studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2009 to 2013. She was then part of the ensemble c ...

as Lola Wegenstein *

Pia Hierzegger Pia Hierzegger (born 2 February 1972) is an Austrian actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2004. Selected filmography References External links * 1972 births Living people Austrian film actresses {{Austria ...

as Conny Wegenstein *

Mavie Hörbiger Mavie Hörbiger (born 14 November 1979 in Munich) is a German-Austrian actress. Since 2009, she belongs to the ensemble of Vienna's Burgtheater. Life and work Hörbiger descends from a famous Austrian family of actors and actresses, all at lea ...

as Elise * Michelle Barthel as Birgit * Marc Benjamin as Sebastian Selikowski * Axel Sichrovsky as Herr Bacher * Dominic Marcus Singer as Jürgen * Meo Wulf as Clemens

References

External links

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''Der Boden unter den Füßen''
at Film Institut
''Der Boden unter den Füßen''
at Edition Salzgeber
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