THE CHEATED DICTATOR (In Production)
THE CHEATED DICTATOR (In Production)
The Cheated Dictator is a feature documentary currently in production that explores the extraordinary story of Albert von Filek, the man who convinced Franco's regime that he could produce gasoline from water. A documentary thriller that reflects on power, manipulation and the human need to believe.
After the Spanish Civil War, Albert von Filek managed to captivate Franco's regime with an impossible promise: producing gasoline from water. Eighty years later, an investigation travels across Spain, Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom to reconstruct the story of this enigmatic figure and reveal how a fraud became a matter of state.
