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Vier minus drei

Four Minus Three
Panorama 2026
© Nikolett Kustos, Alamode Film, Polyfilm
Barbara and her partner Heli lead a happy and loving family life with their two children, Fini and Thimo. As professional clowns, they do not take life too seriously and try to laugh at whatever fails to work out. But when Barbara suddenly loses her family to a car accident, her world falls apart. The loss makes her question her existence as a clown and the meaning of her own life. Yet Barbara confronts her fate. Courageous and unconventional, she finds her own way of dealing with her grief. Step by step, she realises that life goes on despite everything – if you dare to embrace it anew.

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by Adrian Goiginger (Director), Senad Halilbašić (Screenplay)
with Valerie Pachner, Robert Stadlober, Stefanie Reinsperger, Hanno Koffler, Margarethe Tiesel, Paul Wolff-Plottegg, Michael Gampe, Petra Morzé, Michael Fuith, Ronald Zehrfeld Austria / Germany 2026 German 121' Colour World premiere Rating R 12

With

  • Valerie Pachner (Barbara)
  • Robert Stadlober (Heli)
  • Stefanie Reinsperger (Sabine)
  • Hanno Koffler (Friedrich)
  • Margarethe Tiesel (Roswitha)
  • Paul Wolff-Plottegg (Fritz)
  • Michael Gampe (Gerhard)
  • Petra Morzé ( Stefanie)
  • Michael Fuith (Jan)
  • Ronald Zehrfeld ( Dr. Jürgen Schreiner)

Crew

Director Adrian Goiginger
Screenplay Senad Halilbašić
Cinematography Paul Sprinz
Editing Simon Blasi, Martin Pfeil
Music Arash Safaian
Sound Design Marvin H. Keil
Production Design Maria Gruber
Costumes Esther Amuser
Make-Up Tim Sheidig
Casting Angelika Kropej
Producers Gerrit Klein, Peter Wildling, Martin Pfeil, David Stöllinger, Adrian Goiginger

Produced by

Giganten Film Produktions

Ludwigsburg, Germany

2010 Entertainment

Salzburg, Austria

World Sales

Beta Cinema

München, Germany

Photos

Adrian Goiginger

© Steven Lüdtke, Giganten Film

Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1991. His debut feature Die beste aller Welten premiered in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section of the Berlinale where it won the Compass Perspective Award. It went on to win over 100 prizes including the Austrian Film Award in five categories. His feature Der Fuchs won two German and two Austrian Film Awards and was a box‑office hit in Austria. His work is known for its sensitivity in telling autobiographical stories and for approaching difficult subjects with a lightness of touch.

Filmography (selection)

2017 Die beste aller Welten (The Best Of All Worlds); Berlinale 2017 2022 Märzengrund (Above the World) · Der Fuchs (The Fox) 2023 Rickerl – Musik is höchstens a Hobby (Rickerl) 2026 Vier minus drei (Four Minus Three); Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026