Martyrs of Striving
A medieval comedy
When Death wants to bring the plague to Württemberg in 1349, he has not reckoned with the two guard soldiers Volckel and Utz, who engage him in a heated argument about plague ordinances and entry regulations.
- Year: 2021
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Comedy, History
- Studio: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- Keyword: chess, bureaucracy, satire, baden-wuerttemberg, border guard, death, middle ages (476-1453), medieval, black death, plague, pandemic, 14th century, short film
- Director: Alexander Peskador
- Cast: Benedikt Paulun, Gunther Nickles, Robert Cecil Beerbohm, Alexander Peskador