Der Soldat Monika

Documentary Film, AT 2024, DCP, 109 min, OmeU

An explosive film about the intersectional battlefield of gender identities and political struggles. A portrait of the transwoman Monika Donner, a former soldier, now a book author who campaigns for the rights of trans people—and represents (neo-) rightwing positions. Donner “plays” herself in this cinematic collage, which with actors such as Maria Hofstätter, Mateja Meded, and Philipp Hochmair, explores Donner’s mindset and creates the psychogram of a complex person.

Director: Paul Poet
Script: Paul Poet
Cast: Monika und Jasmin Donner, Maria Hofstätter, Sarah Zaharanski, Mateja Meded, Philipp Hochmair, Michael Thomas, Roland Düringer, Sibylle Rauch, Lili Amira, Neil Young
Camera: Simone Hart
Editor: Oliver Neumann
Location Sound: Joseph Nikolussi
Music: Gewalt
Sounddesign: Atanas Tcholakov
Production Design: Ruth Grau, Camilla Smolders
Costumes: Sophie Marie Frauscher, Michael Ellinger
Additional Credits: Animationen: Thomas Auge Aigelsreiter, Andreas Paar
Producers: Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Production: FreibeuterFilm
Distribution in Austria: Panda Lichtspiele Filmverleih
Funded by: FFW – Filmfonds Wien
BMKÖS – Kunst und Kultur
FISA – Filmstandort Austria
CINE ART
Land Niederösterreich Kultur
ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
World Premiere: Doc Lisboa 2024
Austrian Premiere: Diagonale '25
Kinostart: 23.04.2025
Production format: digital