Set in a remote corner of seventeenth-century Germany, Rose is a 2026 historical drama from director Markus Schleinzer, an Austrian-German co-production that follows a stranger whose arrival unsettles a closed rural community.
What is Rose about?
A soldier appears one day in a small Protestant settlement far from any town. The newcomer says an empty, neglected farm on the edge of the village is theirs by right of inheritance. Over time the stranger proves to be a decent person. Yet the residents cannot settle the question of who this person really is. Whispers turn into open doubt, doubt hardens into pressure, and the community eventually moves to confront the newcomer's claim and identity. The story unfolds as a quiet study of belonging, property and trust in a place where everyone is known and outsiders are watched closely.
About the cast
The ensemble is led by Sandra Hüller, with Caro Braun, Marisa Growaldt, Godehard Giese, Robert Gwisdek, Maria Dragus, Annalisa Hohl and Augustino Renken completing the principal cast. The drama relies on a tightly grouped village ensemble rather than a large crowd of characters.
Context & significance
Rose is directed by Markus Schleinzer and was produced between Austria and Germany. The catalogue files it under drama, history and biography, and tags it as a German-language title. Its setting is the early 1600s, a period of religious division and long-running conflict across the German lands, when soldiers returning from campaigns were a common sight in the countryside. The Protestant village in the story serves as a historical backdrop rather than a subject of debate: the focus stays on how a small, tightly knit community responds to someone it cannot place. With a running time of 94 minutes, the film keeps a compact structure centred on the farm, the village and the growing tension between the two. For viewers interested in European historical cinema, it offers a close look at rural life, local custom and communal suspicion in that era.
Watching Rose on Ktime
Rose is available to stream on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose to watch in Farsi or follow the original German-language audio with subtitles. Reading this page is free; watching requires signing in with a K-Time account. K-Time is built for Persian-speaking audiences in the diaspora, with a Farsi interface throughout.