Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

"… 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.

Release Date

October 6, 2005

Status

Released

Original Title

Quién mató a Walter Benjamin…

Runtime

1h 13min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English, French, German, Spanish