Robert Seethaler

Erwin, in his forties, runs a petrol station with his mother in a lost corner of Germany. This withdrawn mother-son couple leads a life without surprise. But feeling his end approaching and afraid to leave his son alone.

Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

Based on the international bestseller by Robert Seethaler. A tender, heart-breaking story about one young man and his friendship with Sigmund Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna....