: It serves as a vital piece of the "New Austrian Film" movement, which seeks to reconcile Austria's identity with its history within "Greater Germany".
: Academic analysis describes the film as a "rhetoric of penitence," using past wrongdoings to demand criticism of the present and prevent future occurrences. Der Bockerer(1981)
: By showing how easily "bystanders and opportunists" adapted to Nazism, the film remains a sharp warning against political complacency. : It serves as a vital piece of