title: The Waldheim Waltz
text: # The Waldheim Waltz
  
  The Waldheim Waltz (German: Waldheims Walzer) is a 2018 Austrian documentary film directed by Ruth Beckermann. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  Director Ruth Beckermann investigates the erasure of Austria's Nazi-era past by profiling U.N. Secretary General and Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, who once served in the German Wehrmacht.
  
  