The Incredibly Dangerous Adventures of Ingbert Socke

In an old apartment in Vienna, individual socks keep disappearing. While the young woman who lives there barely notices, panic reigns inside the wardrobe: dark tales of a sock-snatching monster are circulating among the socks. A well-read pair of red socks, Karotta & Karotta, decides to write to their idol, Sherlock Holmes, to ask for help.

Sherlock Holmes does, in fact, exist. He lives in London and is a sock—complete with glasses and a hat. Together with his assistant, a gray, compliant wool sock named Ingbert, he has been busy bringing London’s entire criminal underworld to justice. Unfortunately, a mishap occurs, and Holmes unravels completely. Ingbert has a doctor knit the master back together, but Holmes suffers temporary brain damage; he now speaks only in terms related to an English breakfast (“Jam, Jelly, Baked Beans, Black Pudding...”)—his genius is gone. To make matters worse, debt collectors are waiting at Baker Street. When Ingbert reads the letter from the Karottas, he sees the promised reward as their last hope. He packs Holmes and himself into a box and sends them off to Vienna.

The socks in Vienna hail Holmes as a messiah. Ingbert poses as his spokesperson, translating his nonsensical babble into coherent, meaningful sentences. Ingbert begins the investigation himself, all the while claiming that Holmes is the one conducting it. He dismisses the stories about a monster as mere hysteria—until, one night, he witnesses a Karotta sister being snatched through the window by a giant, dragon-like creature. Though he initially considers running away, he ultimately sets off with Holmes and the other Karotta sister to track down the beast. A breathtaking adventure begins!

Written/Directed by: Henning Backhaus

Co-writer: Albert Meisl

Dramaturgical Consultant: Kathrin Resetarits

Content Consultant: Karoline Walter

Content Consultants: Dully & Dax