Project Detail

My Enemy's Enemy

Synopsis

A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as 'The Butcher of Lyon'. Klaus was a Nazi torturer, American spy and tool of repressive right-wing regimes. His story is symbolic of the real relationship that Western governments had with fascism, and reflects the world as it is today - and the politicians that inhabit it - in a very different way.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Features
Running time
87 mins
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Producer
Rita Dagher
Screenwriter
Kevin Macdonald
Director of Photography
Jean-Luc Perreard
Principal cast
Klaus Barbie (archive footage)

Production Status

Production Company

Yalla Films

11 Cité de l’Ameublement
Paris 75011
France

T +33 1 4202 1212

Sales Company

Wild Bunch

99 rue de la verrerie
Paris 75004
France

T +33 1 5301 5030

www.wildbunch.biz

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