DIRECTOR Daniel Andreas Sager
dOP Nicolai Mehring
editing Leonardo Franke
SOUND Joschka Eickel
PRoduction Kinescope Film
Producer Matthias Greving, Kirsten Lukaczik
Line Producer Anne Reissner, Lea Lünenborg, Stefanie Müller
Broadcaster Sky Deutschland, Christian Asanger, Marietta Gottfried
Germany / 2023 / 93" / 4K / Documentary
CPH:DOX 2023
It is the worst journalistic forgery scandal in German post-war history: Claas Relotius, numerous award-winning journalist for the renowned news magazine Der Spiegel, had fascinated the public for years with his spectacular features and extraordinary interviews. At the age of only 33, he is at the peak of his career when his colleague Juan Moreno, at the risk of his own reputation, is able to prove what Relotius really is: a forger and an impostor.
DIRECTOR Daniel Andreas Sager
dOP Nicolai Mehring
editing Leonardo Franke
SOUND Joschka Eickel
PRoduction Kinescope Film
Producer Matthias Greving, Kirsten Lukaczik
Line Producer Anne Reissner, Lea Lünenborg, Stefanie Müller
Broadcaster Sky Deutschland, Christian Asanger, Marietta Gottfried
Germany / 2023 / 93" / 4K / Documentary
CPH:DOX 2023
It is the worst journalistic forgery scandal in German post-war history: Claas Relotius, numerous award-winning journalist for the renowned news magazine Der Spiegel, had fascinated the public for years with his spectacular features and extraordinary interviews. At the age of only 33, he is at the peak of his career when his colleague Juan Moreno, at the risk of his own reputation, is able to prove what Relotius really is: a forger and an impostor.