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The Loneliest Man in Town

2026 · Film · 86 min

  • Music
  • Drama

Plot

Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside, the world carries on without him. But when his home is slated for demolition, out of the ruins of his existence, a long-forgotten dream suddenly resurfaces.

About The Loneliest Man in Town

The Loneliest Man in Town (German: Wiener Blues – The Loneliest Man in Town) is a 2026 Austrian docufiction drama film produced and directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, and written by Covi. Set in Vienna, it blends fiction and reality as blues musician Al Cook plays a version of himself in a story about memory, loss and resistance to erasure. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2026, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.

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Cast

  • Alois KochAl Cook
  • Brigitte Meduna
  • Alfred Blechinger
  • Flurina Schneider
  • Sarah Morrissette
  • Natascha Hiermann
  • Ingrid Schaffernack
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