"Wenger’s script is a sly, finely balanced thing." - Guy Lodge, Variety
For a fee, the confident and charming Matthias, an employee of MyCompanion, is available to fill any role you need: the clever boyfriend for your upcoming social engagement, the impressive airplane pilot for Bring Your Parent to School Day. But when Matthias starts losing himself in his for-hire identities, his controlled and polished personal life falls apart. Like Ruben Östlund’s TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, Bernhard Wenger’s PEACOCK is a hilarious and biting social satire and a profound commentary about our desperate need for human connection. The film’s jaw-dropping denouement will have you howling, cringing, and unable to look away. Siskel Film Center exclusive.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Directorial Debut, Stockholm Film Festival
Nominee - Best Film, Stockholm Film Festival
Nominee - Best Film, Critics Week Award, Venice Film Festival
Winner - Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente Award, Venice Film Festival
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu