Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (2023)

7.2/10 56 min Documentary History TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Rainer Sievert

Maximilian Aue (voice)

Aurélia Petit

Self - Narrator (voice)

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Journalist

Pierre Nora

Self - Historian

Rony Brauman

Self - Physician

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Hans Frank

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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