'' The Wall '' ( ) is a 2012 Austrian-German drama film written and directed by Julian Pölsler and starring Martina Gedeck . Based on the 1963 novel '' Die Wand '' by Austrian writer Marlen Haushofer and adapted for the screen by Julian Pölsler , the film is about a woman who visits with friends at their hunting lodge in the Austrian Alps . Left alone while her friends walk to a nearby village , the woman soon discovers she is cut off from all human contact by a mysterious invisible wall . With her friends ' loyal dog Lynx as her companion , she lives the next three years in isolation looking after her animals . '' The Wall '' was filmed on location in the Salzkammergut region of the Austrian Alps . The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
The Wall (2012 film)