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Sandra Hüller stars in 'Rose,' a historical drama about a woman disguising herself as a male soldier in 17th-century Germany. The film, directed by Markus Schleinzer, has won festival awards and is set for a December 11 U.S. release. It is positioned as a strong contender for Hüller’s next Oscar nomination.
At Berlinale 2026, Sandra Hüller delivers what critics call her possibly greatest role yet in Markus Schleinzer’s Rose, a spare, black-and-white drama about a woman who passes as a man in a war-wracked 17th-century village, where restrained storytelling and a powerful monologue reveal her interior life and the film’s austere power.
Sandra Hüller anchors Rose, a sober, visually striking Berlin Film Festival entry, in which a fictional 17th‑century German woman passes as a man to survive war, reclaim a derelict farm, and enter a husband‑and‑father role, with the film treating gender self‑determination with dignity, nuance, and restrained, precise craftsmanship.
Sandra Hüller anchors Markus Schleinzer’s Rose, a 93‑minute black‑and‑white folk drama about a 17th‑century war veteran who lives as a man to navigate a rigid society, using restrained craft to probe gender privilege, marriage, and social constraint.