Der Havarist

“The self-critical autobiography of seafarer, partisan fighter, Hollywood star, communist, and FBI collaborator Sterling Hayden as a literary adaptation, in-depth analysis, didactic political piece, an excursion into film noir, in the spirit of Straub & Huillet, Brecht, Peter Weiss and Keller’s Green Henry. An almost symphonically built up work, with the title role split between three actors, the music composed by Konstantin Wecker, the fierce piano piece at the beginning providing a foretaste of the wild journey awaiting the audience. A political film – even more so today than ever. Adaptation and self-betrayal are everywhere.” (Alf Mayer) (Locarno Festival)