In Austria, friends and foes of Sebastian Kurz had been eagerly awaiting the release of a glossy, political documentary about the rise and fall of the former chancellor.
Projeckt Ballhausplatz had its cinema debut on Thursday, promising to lay bare a lurid tale of a conspiracy-fuelled rise to power. But in the weeks before its release, huge billboards appeared around Vienna for a more flattering biopic with equally high-end production values and dramatic sweep: Kurz — The Movie.
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