The Naked King – 18 Fragments on Revolution

»A powerful film essay about two revolutions, about adventures of the heart and the sobering awakening in the present.«

»"The Naked King" not only lets us follow the events of the revolutions, but also allows us a glimpse into the minds of those involved.«

»"The Naked King" is a veto against the official revolutionary stories. Director Andreas Hoessli takes a different approach: he conceives his film as a search for clues that avoids conclusive answers and provokes questions. This is precisely one of his great strengths.«

»Andreas Hoessli assembles his own picture, a collage of history, without claiming to be complete. Contemporary witnesses speak at length, they are given plenty of space. The director leads through the almost two-hour film as first-person narrator – the late Bruno Ganz lent him his voice from offstage. One listens to him long and gladly.«

»A timely work at a time when mass demonstrations are sweeping the globe.«