wedLOCK tradWIFE

Gabriele Neudecker / Austria / 2025 / International Premiere / 10 min.

synopsis

A wife should obey her husband’s every word, and live only for him. This is how one could briefly summarize the attitude of some women who identify with the wedLOCK tradWIFE phenomenon. This film is based on their statements on social media, presented in a shocking concentration and painful collage, with period footage from the 1950s.

“Tradwife refers to a woman who adheres to traditional gender roles, that is, caring for the household, rather than pursuing a career.” — Martin Šemelík, Department of Contemporary Lexicology and Lexicography, Institute of the Czech Language, Academy of Sciences

biography

Gabriele Neudecker (born 1965) is an Austrian director and writer who strives to combine the languages of cinema and literature in her films. She is particularly interested in political and socially polarizing topics. Her filmography includes, for example, the feature film Deserteur! (Glorious Deserter, 2012).