Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
2023•56m•7.2•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Writer
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Languages
English, French, German
Studio
Les Films du Poisson
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)
Production
Company
Les Films du Poisson
Company
ARTE
Producer
Estelle Fialon
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