Synopsis

In 1983, Klaus Barbie, a notorious Nazi war criminal reviled for his atrocities, was extradited to France to stand trial. While justice demanded accountability, anxieties lingered on both sides of the Atlantic. Some in France feared that Barbie might expose uncomfortable truths about French collaboration during the war, while in the United States, concerns arose that he could divulge details of his post-war work with American intelligence agencies. The return of this figure ignited a complex web