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