A holocaust survivor now living as a respected writer in Manhattan is the only person who can identify a suspected Nazi back in his native Austria. When a beautiful reporter eager for a scoop tries to lure him back, Geburtig must decide whether to confront his past.
Acting
Simonischek's restrained, haunted performance—silence as weapon.
Writing
Schindel's novel adaptation refuses easy moral answers.
Director
Robert Schindel
Peter Simonischek
Hermann Gebürtig
Ruth Rieser
Susanne Ressel
August Zirner
Danny Demant
Katja Weitzenböck
Crissie Kalteisen
Daniel Olbrychski
Konrad Sachs
Samuel Finzi
Emanuel Katz
Corinna Harfouch
Else Sachs
Ernst Stankovski
Karl Ressel
Karlheinz Hackl
Vater Gebürtig
Maria Seweryn
Sabin
Branko Samarovski
Willi Klang
Peter Matic
David Lebensart
Annemarie Düringer
Amalie Katz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked debate in Austria about complicity and the 'Waldheim affair' era of delayed reckoning. Schindel himself is a survivor's son.
The novel was considered unfilmable for years; Schindel co-directed specifically to protect its ethical ambiguity. The low TMDB score reflects its near-zero US distribution, not quality.
AT
