Directing
Ruth Beckermann
Biography
The filmmaker and writer was born in Vienna, Austria. Her films include The Paper Bridge and East of War. Her film Those Who Go Those Who Stay won Best Documentary at the 2014 Diagonale in Graz. Two years later, The Dreamed Ones won Beat Feature Film at the same festival. The Waldheim Waltz received several prizes including the Glashütte Original – Documentary Award at the 2018 Berlinale and was also nominated as Austria’s entry for the Oscars. In 2022, MUTZENBACHER screened in the Encounters section of the Berlinale where it won the award for Best Film.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Acting credits
20
Directing
13
Writing
7
Other crew
Most critically rated
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- 1
18 votesThe Waldheim Waltz
2018 · movie
- 2
10 votesMutzenbacher
2022 · movie
- 3
10 votesThe Dreamed Ones
2016 · movie
- 4
7 votesToward Jerusalem
1991 · movie
- 5
6 votesA Fleeting Passage to the Orient
1999 · movie
- 6
5 votesReturn to Vienna
1983 · movie
- 7
5 votesAmerican Passages
2011 · movie
- 8
5 votesEast of War
1996 · movie
Career timeline
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