It‘s slick, riveting stuff, grippingly pieced together.[...]
a wonderfully enjoyable programme.
- DAILY TELEGRAPH

a gutsy drama and a vivid parable...it feels contemporary and as sharp as a tack. This is a really good film.

THE GUARDIAN

Truggestalten creates an impressive atmosphere... a clever montage, very convincingly assembled. A most successful fiction debut.
INFORADIO BERLIN

"Filmaker Rudolph Herzog succeeds in putting across the full drama of this daring adventure [...] In the stillness of one's sitting-room, one is nothing short of amazed - and how often is one truly astonished in front of the television?"
BERLINER ZEITUNG