The Wall (German: Die Wand) is a 2012 Austrian-German drama film written and directed by Julian Pölsler and starring Martina Gedeck.

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.

A woman (Martina Gedeck) travels with her two friends, Hugo and Luise, and their loyal dog Lynx to their isolated hunting lodge in the Austrian Alps.

Soon after they arrive, Luise insists that Hugo accompany her to a pub in a nearby village, leaving behind their dog and the woman.

While she plants potatoes and looks for food, she keeps track of the passing time by crossing off the days on a calendar—a remnant of the civilized life she still retains.

Comforted by the warm summer sun, the beautiful mountains, and the gentle sounds of birds, the woman is transformed by the experience.

For the first time in her life, the woman experiences a feeling of calm "as if a big hand stopped the clock" in her head.

One day, while returning with Lynx after a walk, the woman sees a strange man killing Bella's bull calf with an ax.

[8] Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the cinematography "stunningly beautiful" but said that the characterization of the woman was lacking in back story, and the climax's "tonal shift is unsatisfyingly awkward".

[9] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times called it "a remarkably involving film" that is "far more transfixing than it may sound".

[10] Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times called it "a one-woman study of physical and mental survival" with a convincing performance by Gedeck.