The Waldheim Waltz

The Waldheim Waltz is a 2018 Austrian documentary film directed by Ruth Beckermann. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Synopsis

Director Ruth Beckermann investigates the erasure of Austria's Nazi-era past by profiling U.N. Secretary General and Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, who once served in the German Wehrmacht.

Awards and accolades

The film won the main prize at the 2018 Play-Doc in Tui, Galicia.