At 6am on May 21, 2008, armed police burst into the apartment of Austrian dog trainer and animal-rights activist Sabine Koch, arresting her. After three months in custody, Koch, together with 12 other animal-rights activists, went on trial. They were charged with being members of a criminal organisation and therefore breaching article 273a of the Austrian Penal Code, introduced in the wake of 9/11. The article’s intention is to allow the state to stifle terrorist activity. Years of observation, house searches, and undercover agents – the police left no stone unturned in its bid to prove the animal-rights activists’ guilt. The sobering result: five million Euros worth of investigation, no proof and a great deal of scepticism towards the Austrian justice system – and democracy itself.
Unfortunately the movie The Trial is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger | Director |
| Sound | Michael Palm | Sound Director |
| Camera | Gerald Igor Hauzenberger | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson | Sound |
| Sound | Lisa Ganser | Sound |
| Camera | Matthias Gritsch | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Nils Kirchhoff | Sound |
| Writing | David Wingate | Writer |
| Crew | Dominik Spritzendorfer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Michael Palm | Editor |
| Production | Michael Seeber | Producer |
| Sound | Bernhard Fleischmann | Music |
| Writing | Ebba Sinzinger | Writer |
