Plot Summary
An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- fr
Where to watch free (US)
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Cast
Rainer Sievert
Maximilian Aue (voice)
Aurélia Petit
Self - Narrator (voice)
Samuel Blumenfeld
Self - Journalist
Aurélie Barjonet
Self - Literature Scholar
Pierre Nora
Self - Historian
Rony Brauman
Self - Physician
Charlotte Mandel
Self - Translator
Michel Terestchenko
Self - Philosopher
Daniel Mendelsohn
Self - Writer
Boris Cyrulnik
Self - Psychiatrist
Elissa Mailänder
Self - Historian
Christian Ingrao
Self - Historian
Niklas Frank
Self - Hans Frank's Son
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Self - Interviewer (voice)
Jorge Semprún
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Jonathan Littell
Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)
Hans Frank
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Production Companies
Les Films du Poisson
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