Pratersauna The final round Vienna! That is Sissi, the Opera, Lipizzaner and Sacher Cake. (Is it really just this?) Or is there more? Worldknown DJs like Apparat, Oliver Koletzki, Acid Pauli or Kerri Chandler had a special relation to this city and it wasn’t because of the Opera and the beautiful horeses in Vienna. After seven glorious years, one of the most influential clubs, the Pratersauna, closed its doors in Vienna. No other club had such a massive influence that changed the techno party scene in the city. Other clubs worked differently than the Pratersauna. For many people the Pratersauna became a hideaway from reality. People met here to be able to rave together. For a lot of people this kind of environment developed a family feeling. The stories in the film are about the club its owners, guests and employees. The story After seven years, it is all over. What started as an illegal rave location and than grew to one of the most influential clubs of Austria, and all of a sudden, it had an expiration date. The Pratersauna closed down on February 1st 2016. It all began with a party inside the original Pratersauna, which was, at that time, functioning as a regular sauna. Shortly after that party, a club took over the sauna. The new owners kept the original name, and thus, the raving party crowd of Vienna had a new home. Watching this film, you will meet people that grew with the Pratersauna over the years. They will give you a unique insight of what the club meant for them and the whole techno scene in Vienna. Through their stories, you will get to know what the techno subculture in Vienna is like and what makes it so unique and different from others. This feeling of freedom, which people within this subculture link to a club and their experiences will be highlighted from different perspectives. You will not only hear the owners, regular guests or employees, but you also will also see internationally known DJ acts, those who played in the Pratersauna and know the club from the beginning. Guests like Apparat, Oliver Koletzki or Kerri Chandler will appear and tell you their own story about the club.
