

Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
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
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)
Storyline
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.
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