"… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime."
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.
Who Killed Walter Benjamin… (2005) is a documentary and history movie produced by Milagros Producciones in Spain. It was directed by David Mauas and written by David Mauas and Joan Ripollés Iranzo. On screen you will see Juan Ramón Capella, Félix de Azúa, Stéphane Hessel, Dani Karavan and Stéphane Mosès. With a runtime of 1h 13m, the film averages 6.0/10 across 3 TMDB ratings.
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