Screening times:
Thursday, November 27, 6:00 PM
Friday, November 28, 6:00 PM

Bernhard Wenger | Austria, Germany | 2024 | 102m
In German with English subtitles

Do you need a “cultured boyfriend” to impress your friends? A “perfect son” to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? A "pilot dad" to impress your classmates at Bring Your Parent to School Day? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? At MyCompanion, the cultured and confident Matthias is available – for a reasonable fee – to fill any social role you desire.

Matthias is at the top of his professional game, but as he pulls on a different identity, his personal life begins to crumble. As he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge.

A corrosive comedy, Peacock jabs at the essence of human relationships with a biting, satiric humour. It reveals and deconstructs the people of upper-middle-class Vienna, which it turns out is just around the corner from Ruben Östlund's examinations of Swedish privilege in The Square, or a few of Yorgos Lanthimos' surreal visions.

"Wenger’s script is a sly, finely balanced thing, pointedly and often hilariously poking fun at corporate and capitalistic ideals of self-improvement and social coordination, without ridiculing the individuals who feel beholden to those standards." - Guy Lodge, Variety

"Schuch’s sincere performance and comic timing ensures that Matthias remains a sympathetic presence as he navigates the horrors and opportunities of a brave new life based on honesty." - Wendy Ide, Screen Daily

"Peacock is an instant satiric and absurdist classic with a brilliantly deadpan performance by Albrecht Schuch. His is a masterful turn, precise yet seemingly cuckoo. And Schuch’s final scene is priceless, hilarious and, ultimately, devastating." - Frank J. Avella, The Contending

Tickets $12 ($11.40 cash at the door)