Eklipse

Plot

Twelve-year-old Tomy spends the summer of the 1999 solar eclipse with his best friend Chris on an alpine pasture. When Chris learns that Tomy's father is in hospital with AIDS, their friendship falls apart – and Tomy suddenly finds himself torn between exclusion and the secrecy of his own family.

About Eklipse

Eklipse is a 2026 coming-of-age drama film directed by Manuel Wetscher, in his feature directorial debut, co-written with Bernhard Jarosch. An Austrian–Italian co-production, it stars Moritz Hohlrieder and Finley Brown as two boys whose friendship is tested when the truth about the illness of one boy's father, who has AIDS, becomes known in their rural community. The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2026.

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