A reporter for DER SPIEGEL magazine captivated readers for years with his extraordinary reports, until an incredible truth was revealed. The film tells the story of the rapid rise and the deep fall of the former star reporter Claas Relotius and examines how such a scandal could occur. With exclusive, never before seen footage, the film takes the audience on a captivating journey through the events that shook the German and international media world.
Screening dates
18th March 2023, CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Awards
2023: Deutscher Fernsehpreis | Best Camera Documentary
2024: Deutscher Kamerapreis | Doku Screen
Festivals
2023: CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
Documentary
Completed
90 minutes
Director
Daniel Andreas Sager
Director of Photography
Nicolai Mehring
Film Editing
Leonardo Franke
Music
Hannah von Hübbenet
Sound
Joscha Eickel
Sound Mix
Michael Kaczmarek
Production
Kinescope Film
Producer
Matthias Greving
Kirsten Lukaczik
Line producer
Anne Reißner
Lea Lünenborg (Junior Producerin)
Stefanie Müller (Projektkoordinatorin)
Broadcaster
Sky Deutschland
Christian Asanger
Marietta Gottfried