The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- David MauasDirector
- David MauasWriter
- Joan Ripollés IranzoWriter
- Xavier MaristanyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Juan Ramón CapellaHimself
- Félix de AzúaHimself
- Stéphane HesselHimself
- Dani KaravanHimself
- Stéphane MosèsHimself
- Gary SmithHimself
- Rolf TiedemannHimself
- Patrick von zur MühlenHimself
- Bernd WitteHimself
- Erdmut WizislaHimself