"A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy."
"A look at Jacques Verges, a lawyer known for not only defending and later marrying a known bomber, but also for winning cases for known Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy and Nazi criminal Klaus Barbie."
"L'avocat Jacques Vergès a consacré sa vie à la défense des terroristes et des criminels de guerre, dont Carlos le Chacal et Klaus Barbie. Ancien camarade de classes de Pol Pot, né d'une mère vietnamienne et d'un père réunionnais, Vergès a en outre épousé la passionaria algérienne Djamila Bouhired, qu'il a soustraite à la peine de mort prononcée contre elle. Le cinéaste Barbet Schroeder trace le portrait de ce plaideur brillant et insaisissable."
"Acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder takes us down history's darkest paths in his attempt to illuminate the mystery behind the enigmatic figure of Jacques Verges. At the height of an illustrious career, Verges vanished without a trace. When Verges resurfaced eight years later, he began defending unpopular figures from all political fronts, including Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy."
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