Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell

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.

Directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz

Top cast

Rainer Sievert

Maximilian Aue (voice)

Aurélia Petit

Self - Narrator (voice)

Samuel Blumenfeld

Self - Journalist

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Aurélie Barjonet

Self - Literature Scholar

Pierre Nora

Self - Historian

Rony Brauman

Self - Physician

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Charlotte Mandel

Self - Translator

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Michel Terestchenko

Self - Philosopher

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Daniel Mendelsohn

Self - Writer

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Boris Cyrulnik

Self - Psychiatrist

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Elissa Mailänder

Self - Historian

C

Christian Ingrao

Self - Historian

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Niklas Frank

Self - Hans Frank's Son

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Jorge Semprún

Self - Writer (archive footage)

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Jonathan Littell

Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

Hans Frank

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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