This is an interesting documentary about the mystery surrounding the death of Walter Benjamin. He was one of the greatest 20th Century multi-disciplinary theorists and his life came to a tragic end in 1940. He had travelled to the small town of Portbou, Spain attempting to escape the Nazis and leave Europe for the US. It shows how the lack of official documentation leaves open questions of what makes legitimate testimony and asks where is the truth?
update 27/01/2012 - Original video removed from Vimeo, so here is the first 10 minutes.
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