THE WALDHEIM WALTZ with Director Ruth Beckermann In Person
Official Entry - Austria
Best Foreign Language Film
2019 Academy Awards
Sunday, October 14 at 12:00pm
A film about truth and lies and
how a dishonest man can rise to power.
Created from international archive material and what Beckermann shot at the time, the film shows that history repeats itself time and time again.
Ruth Beckermann documents the process of uncovering former UN Secretary General
Kurt Waldheim’s wartime past. It shows the swift succession of new allegations
by the World Jewish Congress during his Austrian presidential campaign, the
denial by the Austrian political class, the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, which finally led to his election.
Austria • 2018 • 93min •
Directed by: Ruth Beckermann •
Produced by: Ruth Beckermann •
Original languages: German, English, French
Winner! Glashütte Original – Documentary Award
Berlin International Film Festival 2018
Director Ruth Beckermann In Person!
"Thanks to her smart
narration — clear, impassioned but never polemical — and the astute way she
allows exceptional footage to play out to its full extent, “The Waldheim Waltz”
has a sense of urgency made more pressing given political developments not just
in Austria but Poland and Hungary as well." - Jay Weissberg - Variety
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