World Revolution

The story of Stefan Weber, his rock band Drahdiwaberl and their dream of worldwide revolution. The movie also is also the chronicle of the contemporary history of the last 50 years and contains many references to political and cultural events in Austria. It starts with scenes from 1957, at the time of Stefan’s 10th birthday. Stefan’s older brother shot a few short home movies with Stefan as the main character. He also filmed the first performance of Drahdiwaberl at the Volksstimmefest in 1969. During the following years, Drahdiwaberl rose to fame as Vienna’s cult band. The movie shows clips from live concerts between 1978 and 2007, and documents the many facets of the band. The frame narrative is a “totally normal day” in the life of Stefan Weber and his pet chicken. —33ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema