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Heldenkanzler

Benjamin Swiczinsky · Germany · Satire / Dark Comedy / War / Animation · 13 min · 78K views
With Erwin Leder, from Underworld

Directed by Benjamin Swiczinsky · Starring Philipp Hochhauser, Erwin Leder, Benjamin Swiczinsky · 2011

In 1930s Vienna, the diminutive politician Engelbert Dollfuss, mocked in parliament, takes inspiration from events in Germany and decides to seize power himself.

A sharp, darkly funny animated satire of how Austria slid into dictatorship, multi-award-winning on the festival circuit.

Heldenkanzler is based on a true story.

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