The Tobacconist (2018) is set in Vienna, Austria on the eve of World War II and tells the story of 17-year-old Franz Huchel, who begins his apprenticeship at a tobacco shop owned by Otto Trsnjek, a war veteran. There, he meets famous psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, with whom he develops an unlikely friendship as Austria is annexed by Nazi Germany and the city descends into chaos.
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