Die Selbstzerstörung des Walter Matthias Diggelmann

Walter Matthias Diggelmann 19271979 was one of Switzerlands most famous and also most controversial writers Although his novelistic work is strongly autobiographical he always engaged in Swiss politics In this movie he says Although I am writer my existence is that of a human a contemporary a witness a believer a doubter a desperate an accepter a refuser one who loves and wants to be loved a hater a creative an ambitious a good and a bad mensch Filmmakers Walter Marti and Reni Mertens offered Diggelmann one hour of time in order to explain and to defend himself to accuse to apologize to reconsider his judgments