W. - What remains of the lie

W. - What remains of the lie

111 mins | Documentary | Sept. 29, 2020

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.

W. - What remains of the lie

111 mins | Documentary | Sept. 29, 2020

W. - What remains of the lie
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.
Producers Norma Productions, SRG SSR, Agresywna Banda, SRF, Solaria Film, Peacock Film AG
Original title W. – Was von der Lüge bleibt
Directors Rolando Colla
Writers Rolando Colla

Cast

Bruno Wilkomirski

as Himself