29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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wedLOCK tradWIFE
wedLOCK tradWIFE

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).

film details

director: Gabriele Neudecker
producer: Gabriele Neudecker

Film at festival

premiere type:International Premiere
festival edition:2025
section:Short Joy
language:German, English
subtitles:Czech, English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Gabriele Neudecker
original title:wedLOCK tradWIFE
country:Austria
year:2025
running time:10 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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