W. - What Remains of the Lie

Overview

A documentary about a biography that covers an entire century: the delusion of Bruno Wilkomirski, who wrote a celebrated book about his childhood as a concentration camp victim and was later revealed. How this deception came about, how the person concerned reflects on it from the distance of almost 20 years and what it says about our country and our time.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 29, 2020

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German, French, Hebrew, Polish

Countries

Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Switzerland

Production

SRG SSR,Norma Productions,SRF,Agresywna Banda,Peacock Film,Solaria Film

Cast

Linda Olsansky,Bruno Wilkomirski

Director

Rolando Colla

Writer

Rolando Colla

Producer

Alessandro Leone,Urs Augstburger,Assaf Amir,Josef Burri,Elena Pedrazzoli,Emanuele Nespeca

Budget

$670,000

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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