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

THE GUARDIAN

”meticulously researched and thrillingly told – reading this is as informative as it is spine-chillingly entertaining"
DIE ZEIT

"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

"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