L'Avocat de la Terreur(The Devil's Advocate, France 2007)

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder interviews one of the most controversial French lawyers, Jacques Vergès, who has defended some of the worst terrorists and war criminals of the 20th century, among them Milosevic, Carlos, Klaus Barbie, etc. People have tried to categorize him (communists, fascist, anti-colonialist, etc.) but it no one agrees except on the fact that he is actually hard to categorize. A very enigmatic character who is not shy to express his opinions in public and to the media, he disappeared for 8 years and when he showed up again in France, continued his job as a lawyer defending the worst war criminals from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. When asked if he would have defended Hitler if he had had the opportunity, he replied: "I would even defend George Bush (whom he hates), depending on the circumstances."