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Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Rolando COLLA
Producer(s) : Elena PEDRAZZOLI (Peacock Film)

In 1995, the autobiography of the youngest concentration camp victim in Maidanek, who bears witness to his experiences, is published. The book, Fragments, receives rave reviews and is translated into nine languages. It wins several literary awards, upon which its author, Bruno Wilkomirski, embarks on an international book tour.
Three years later, Jewish journalist Daniel Ganzfried exposes the autobiogra- phy as a fake, sparking a scandal.
The film explores how this text originated as well as the life story and circum- stances that brought the book into being. It records the responses to the disclosures, which understandably condemn the author, while also attempting to gain insights into the person behind the author.
The last part of the film, which has been over seven years in the making, shows the author away from the limelight, many years after the scandal. What has become of him? What does he think about the events? How does Ganzfried look back on the exposure with the distance of time? And can anything be garnered about the author’s personality based on his comments and everyday life situation that might throw light on the mystery of this singular case?