Film

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018 · 1h 40m · Documentary · Drama

Tells the virtually unknown story of a Parisian banker who risks his life, career, and marriage to hunt down Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie; and only a few months later, plays a pivotal role in one of history's most daring hostage rescue operations. Cojot’s journey started during World War II in Nazi-occupied France; hit a fork on the road in 1975 in Bolivia, when he faced his bitter past; reached a climax in Entebbe, Africa, a few months later, when he played a key role in one of the 20th century's most daring hostage rescue operations; and concluded back in France in the 1980s, when he again confronted Barbie — this time, in court. Caught up in history's crosshairs, Cojot embodies the modern era’s vital dilemmas: how to lead a purposeful life and reconcile Western ideals of liberty, equality and justice with the bitter memories of WWII and the rise of global terrorism.

Judd Nelson

Narrator

Serge Klarsfeld

Brigitte Kuhlmann

RZ

Wilfried Böse

RZ

Michel Cojot

Yonathan Netanyahu

Lt. Col.

Ilan Hartuv

Olivier Cojot-Goldberg

Wadie Haddad

PLO

Fayez Abdul-Rahim Jaber,

Jayel Naji al-Arjam

Saul David

Himself

• Boaz DvirWriter · Director
• Anita GabrosekEditor

Release date

July 4, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary, Drama