This is the debut solo short film by young Austrian director Angelika Spangel. In An Accident, there’s trouble of every kind: three youths stage a car crash, pigs suffocate, and a fire remains unexplained.
While three boys simulate a car accident in the fields and a group of children plays risky games in the village, a father and his son discover the pigs on their farm dead. In contrast to the monotony and tedium of everyday life, any event seems capable of triggering something greater. We wait for the drama to unfold, as the characters reveal feelings of guilt and shame. With admirable direction, Angelika Spangel draws a genuine and intense portrait of a place that looks familiar to us (Catherine Boutaud)
