The Tobacconist

A contemplative historical drama about mentorship and coming-of-age set against the gathering darkness of Nazi occupation, anchored by the unlikely friendship between a young apprentice and Sigmund Freud.

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.