Because they know what they are doing.|
by
Karl Wratschko
Austria, 2025, 00:07:40
Karl Wratschko
| Director, Writer, Producer
The short film DENN SIE WISSEN, WAS SIE TUN/BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY
ARE DOING re-enacts the 'first act' of right-wing extremist violence in
the Second Republic of Austria, which resulted in a fatality.
Anti-fascist Ernst Kirchweger was attacked by a right-wing extremist
student at a demonstration on 31 March 1965 and died from his injuries
two days later. The film depicts the anti-fascist demonstration from the
Karlskirche to the Hotel Sacher in Vienna in five scenes. Today, a
little-noticed plaque marks the spot where Kirchweger was knocked down.
The soundtrack features a collage of recordings of right-wing extremist
demonstrations in Vienna between 2015 and 2025.