Boris Skossyreff, the scammer who became a king [OmeU, KF: Katalanische Fassung], AD 2024, R: Jorge Cebrián mit Manel Piñero, Irina Robles, Jordi Montenegro, 95 Min
Followed by a Q&A with the director Jorge Cebrián, wine & Andorran finger food. An event hosted by the Embassy of Andorra
English
The documentary uncovers the incredible story of an extraordinary European personality, highly charismatic and adventurer, born in 1896 in the Russia of old. His biography is one of the XXth Century´s most fascinating. Boris Skossyreff was a member of Russian nobility, a British spy, "helper" to the Queen of Holland, a Nazi collaborator, a conman and professional fraudster, a gigolo and organizer of wild parties, a visionary, an International media personality, multilingual, incarcerated in the main European prisons and, even, King of Andorra in the year 1934. He never went unnoticed and was involved in the XXth Century´s main conflicts, from which he always managed to escape alive: the Russian revolution, both World Wars, the Spanish Civil War and the Cold War. Wherever he went he caused great expectation and admiration, stories of love as well as suffering, all the while leaving a long trail of criminal history across half of Europe, by using a multitude of false identities.
Català
El documental descobreix la increïble història d'una personalitat europea extraordinària, molt carismàtica i aventurera, nascuda el 1896 a l'antiga Rússia. La seva biografia és una de les més fascinants del segle XX. Boris Skossyreff va ser membre de la noblesa russa, espia britànic, "ajudant" de la reina dels Països Baixos, col·laborador nazi, estafador i fraudulent professional, gigoló i organitzador de festes salvatges, visionari, personalitat mediàtica internacional, multilingüe, empresonat a les principals presons europees i, fins i tot, rei d'Andorra l'any 1934. No passava mai desapercebut i va estar implicat en els principals conflictes del segle XX, dels quals sempre va aconseguir escapar viu: la revolució russa, les dues guerres mundials, la Guerra Civil Espanyola i la Guerra Freda. Allà on anava, causava una gran expectació i admiració, històries d'amor i de patiment, alhora que deixava un llarg rastre de història criminal per la meitat d'Europa, utilitzant una multitud d'identitats falses.
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JORGE CEBRIÁN // Director, screenwriter, producer, producer and investigator With a long-established background in historical investigation, both in terms of audiovisual documentary making as well as written, Jorge Cebrián has a prolific recognized trajectory. He has written and directed award winning documentaries such as: “Capital Punishment” (Pirene and Tristaina awards for journalism); “Fighting for Life. Andorra and the Second World War” (Pirene award); “The Secrets of Sonplosa” (Pirene award) or “A whole life watching over Andorra” (Pirene award). In his trajectory he has also directed documentaries like “Stories of a Constitution” or “10 years of constitution in Andorra” and, as a screenwriter in the same genre, with his work on: “Pujol-Catalunya. The war council”, documentary aired on “Sense Ficció” on TV3. In addition, in his extensive experience as a director of historical research, we can find audiovisual pieces for the Barcelona City Council or Andorran Public Television, among others. He is also co-author of various books; among which: “Memorial Book for the merit of Mauthausen Concentration Camp and its Subcamps” (for the Austrian Interior Ministry), “Andorrans in Nazi concentration camps” (for the Andorran Government) and press articles for newspapers such as “La Vanguardia” and the “Diari d'Andorra”.
Català
JORGE CEBRIÁN // Director, guionista, productor i investigador. Amb una trajectòria sòlida en investigació històrica, tant en l'àmbit del documental audiovisual com en l’escrit, Jorge Cebrián té una trajectòria prolífica i reconeguda. Ha escrit i dirigit documentals guardonats com ara: "Capital Punishment" (premis Pirene i Tristaina de periodisme); "Fighting for Life. Andorra i la Segona Guerra Mundial" (premi Pirene); "Els secrets de Sonplosa" (premi Pirene) o "Una vida sencera vetllant per Andorra" (premi Pirene). En la seva trajectòria també ha dirigit documentals com "Històries d'una Constitució" o "10 anys de Constitució a Andorra" i, com a guionista: «Pujol-Catalunya. El consell de guerra», documental emès a «Sense Ficció» a TV3. També és coautor de diversos llibres, entre els quals: «Memorial Book for the merit of Mauthausen Concentration Camp and its Subcamps» (per al Ministeri de l'Interior d'Àustria), «Andorrans in Nazi concentration camps» (per al Govern d'Andorra) i articles de premsa per a diaris com «La Vanguardia» i el «Diari d'Andorra».
