Reveals an alternate history of the post-war world. This is a version of history where, in contrast to what we are all told, fascist ideology prevailed. The story of Klaus Barbie, Nazi torturer, American spy, tool of repressive right-wing regimes, is symbolic of the real relationship that the "Western" governments had with fascism and makes us see the world as it is today - and the politicians that inhabit it - in a different way.
Direction
Macdonald builds dread from bureaucratic memos.
Editing
Juxtaposition of Barbie's freedom with victims' testimony.
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'ratlines' weren't rogue operations—the Vatican, Red Cross, and multiple governments coordinated them with documented meetings.
This film helped pressure France's 1987 Barbie trial, the first against crimes against humanity there. He died in prison four years later.
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