Far from Being Lipizzans

Far from Being Lipizzans (2025) is a documentary film directed by Olga Kosanovic rated 6.8/10.

Although director Olga Kosanović was born and raised in Austria, she is not allowed to be Austrian. Her first attempt at naturalization failed. One contemptuous social media comment summed it up: “If a cat gives birth in the Spanish Riding School, that doesn’t make the kittens Lipizzaners.”What notion of identity underlies a legal system that divides society into “us” and “them”? A film about belonging — and about a second attempt.

Cast

Anna Rieser

Lover

Clemens Berndorff

Lover

Elena Wolff

Maklerin

Daniel Wagner

rich Man

Jeff Ricketts

Showmaster

Filipa Gregec

Daughter

Andrea Laušević

Vladimir Vulević

Father

Gabriele Roller

MA 35

Joseph Stoisits

Führer Hofreitschule

Robert Menasse

Self