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524:, Thaddeus Zwolfe commented, "Erik Eger and Magnus Oliv direct a movie that plays its premise and thesis beautifully. This picture does a great job of looking like the narrative moments were shot by a grad-level cameraman; beautiful scenes combine with excellent composition (the sunset shot is especially pretty), and the camera itself is a character with its own personality. The directors co-wrote with Joacim Starander and Olly Blackburn, and they conceived a smart picture." Serena Donadoni gave the film a grade of "B" in a review for 398:, filmmaker Erik Eger observed, "The basis of the story is a bit about what's true in media and news today. Today we are bombarded by more messages than ever, I think. And it's pretty easy for the forces behind the media and the news to make us believe almost anything. And of course what we believe makes us into who we are. And we just felt a need to do something on this theme. And it evolved into this crazy story about Adolf Munchenhauser, who might have been Adolf Hitler, we don't know." 606: 592: 578: 565:
was negative, specifically criticizing the choice of film as a medium to tell the story, "As many mockumentaries do, this film suffers due to its length and adhering far too closely to the model it is mocking. The flaw lies largely in the exploitative model itself, whose redundant and circular form
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called the film a "skilful mockumentary", and went on to note, "Directors Erik Eger and Magnus Oliv have a field day here. They riff on conspiracy theories, cover-ups, things that are supposedly proven by computer analysis, the lone obsessive who clearly sees what others refuse to admit, people who
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is a mistake, because Erik Eger and Magnus Oliv's movie is as comedic as faux journalism can get. Made for next-to-no money, it accumulates goofy jokes and clever twists of historical revisionism, while succeeding in its concept with a sheer dose of inventiveness and enthusiasm." The review praised
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gave the film a positive review, "Part comedy, part absurdist faux-history lesson, Skule's quest to find the truth is fascinating from beginning to end. Sometimes I was wondering if I was watching an actual documentary, which I think, is the ultimate compliment for directors Erik Eger & Magnus
544:, Mitch Davis wrote, " Swedish co-directors Erik Eger and Magnus Oliv have pulled off something mighty impressive here, a film that plays both as a falsified doc narrative and a surprising process-of-discovery thriller, complete with the occasional action sequence!" Davis likened the film to 29: 1158: 762: 361:. Skule researches evidence surrounding Munchenhauser's activities in an effort to authenticate whether or not he is indeed Hitler. During the course of his investigation, Skule's research efforts are stymied by unknown individuals. 352:
and was one of 13 men transported on board a U.S. cargo plane who all happen to appear similar in appearance to Hitler. After gaining freedom in 1946 from captivity in a facility called Camp Rebecca located in the
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Alec Kubas-Meyer observed, "Unfortunately, One Hundred Years of Evil suffers from a pretty major identity crisis. It doesn't know whether it wants to be a mockumentary or a found footage film." Writing for
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enjoy sharing anecdotes from their past, anecdotes they've probably told many many times by now, filmmakers who make themselves part of the story, etc., etc." A review by Justine Smith of
803: 836: 344:(Julián Elizalde) investigates Adolf Munchenhauser (Dick Nilsson). Munchenhauser is an individual who bears a striking resemblance to Hitler, and he was taken captive in 321: 226: 1124: 1392: 981: 1437: 1084: 795: 1377: 530:, writing, "Blurring the demarcations of reality and fiction, 'One Hundred Years of Evil' transforms established history into subjective truthiness." 1412: 1397: 633: 1226: 1012: 1043: 688: 1382: 1281: 726: 1422: 1372: 1352: 1271: 977: 920: 533: 507: 437: 429: 416:. Members of the production staff routinely resided in the crew's van due to insufficient funding for overnight accommodations while filming 253: 245: 1387: 1289: 541: 433: 395: 295: 249: 241:
and Joacim Starander. Starring actors include Jon Rekdal, Jordi Almeida, Alexander Bareis, Lucy Bermingham, Jack Frankel and Andrea Sooch.
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noted, "There's much fun." The film received one and a half stars out of five in a critical review from Luuk Imhann in
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favours the channel hopping home audience. The film might have actually succeeded better as a television series."
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is hilariously mind-bending experience of historical revisionism." In a review for the
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Ferguson, Liz (25 July 2011). "Fantasia 2011: Review of One Hundred Years of Evil".
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Erik Eger, Magnus Oliv and Joacim Starander were inspired by films including
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in November 2010. Its North American film premiere took place at the
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is hilariously mind-bending experience of historical revisionism.
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Oliv. If you're looking for a twisted take on alternative history,
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on 19 July 2011. The film was an official selection at the 2011
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The film was screened as an official selection at the 2010
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in 1945. It centers around historian Skule Antonsen of
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Index


Olly Blackburn
mockumentary
the possibility
Adolf Hitler
End of World War II in Europe
Olly Blackburn
Stockholm International Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival
International Film Festival Rotterdam
Fangoria
Ain't It Cool News
IndieWire
Montreal Gazette
Zelig
Woody Allen
Fantasia International Film Festival
Forgotten Silver
Peter Jackson
mockumentary
the possibility
Adolf Hitler
commit suicide
World War II
Sweden
Spain
Berlin
Allies
Great Basin Desert
United States

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