Key Points
- Netflix announces production of Projet K, about Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, who tracked down Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie.
- Diane Kruger and Dany Boon play the couple, while Tim Roth plays Barbie, directed by Yvan Attal.
- The film follows how the couple located Barbie hiding in Bolivia and secured his extradition to France after more than a decade of pursuit.
The Latest:
Netflix France announced production of Projet K (working title), dramatizing the story of Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, who spent more than a decade tracking down Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie, known as the ‘Butcher of Lyon,’ with Diane Kruger and Dany Boon playing the couple and Tim Roth as Barbie, directed by Yvan Attal.
Details:
- The Real Story: The Klarsfelds tracked Barbie to Bolivia, where he was hiding under an alias, and pushed for his extradition to France in 1983 despite opposition from the Bolivian government at the time.
- His Fate: Barbie was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison, dying behind bars in 1991.
- The Shoot: The film will be shot in France, Bolivia and Belgium.
- The Couple’s Background: Beate is German, the daughter of a Wehrmacht soldier, while Serge is a French Jew who survived a roundup of Jews in Nice as a child after his father was arrested and killed at Auschwitz.
What to Watch:
No production start date or Netflix release date has been announced yet.
