
Waldheims Walzer
Documentary Film
Austria
2018
93 minutes
Subtitles: 
English
Credits
Producer
Ruth Beckermann
Director
Ruth Beckermann
Editor
Dieter Pichler
Script
Ruth Beckermann
Sound
Manuel Grandpierre, Rudolf Pototschnig
Ruth Beckermann’s chronological analysis of the Waldheim affair is her first exclusive found footage work and at the same time a return to one of her essential themes: Kurt Waldheim, whose dishonesty regarding his Nazi past triggered a necessary social discourse that has been given new significance by the political developments in Austria. Beckermann unfolds an inspiring history lesson, not without a touch of humour. The struggle for factual neutrality is quaking in the face of obvious lies. The film exposes a shameful episode in Austrian history and shows us a deep and gaping wound that won’t heal for a long time.
Patrick Holzapfel
Patrick Holzapfel