Hotel Terminus - Leben und Zeit von Klaus Barbie

Extremely detailed and long documentary about an infamous nazi war criminal who fled justice for decades before being tried for his crimes some 40 years after they were committed. This documentary looks at his history, his victims, those who wanted him to face justice for what he did, and looks at the idea that the US may have aided his escape.

There's some great stuff here for sure. I think it could be an extremely powerful and interesting documentary at a lengthy but not excessive 2.5 hours, but at 4.5, it really drags in the second half, and feels challenging to stick with.

Kind of feels like a heap of deleted scenes/interviews have been added in. And it's not quite like the 9-hour Holocaust documentary, Shoah, where the long runtime both enhances the film's message about the banality of evil and reflects the gargantuan tragedy that's covered.

Can cautiously recommend this if your attention span for long documentaries is strong, and if it looks really interesting to you, but it was just a bit too drawn out for me to really love.