The 16th SLASH Film Festival opens on September 18, 2025, with the Austrian premiere of Andreas Prochaska’s
WELCOME HOME BABY.
Having long since established himself as a cult director of dark Austrian films with DEAD IN 3 DAYS Parts 1 and 2 and THE DARK VALLEY, Prochaska delivers an atmospheric psychological thriller with his new work, sending lead actress Julia Franz Richter on a nightmarish journey of the soul:
Berlin emergency doctor Judith (Richter) inherits a house in Austria she has never heard of from a family she knew nothing about, who never wanted her and gave her away as a child. In search of the secret of her past, she unleashes forces beyond her imagination, losing control over space and time – and over her own will.
WELCOME HOME BABY is a visually stunning frenzy on the brink of the abyss, featuring Julia Franz Richter alongside a star-studded cast including Gerti Drassl and Maria Hofstätter. The Austrian premiere will be presented in the presence of the cast and crew at the festive festival opening in the Gartenbaukino.