Our review of Two Hands, Freedom: Himmler’s Good Doctor

In the introduction to his essay, Kersten’s Listhistorian François Kersaudy writes: “Everyone in France knows Oskar Schindler, who saved a thousand Jews by saving them from Nazi extermination during the Second World War. But in truth, Felix Kersten accomplished an even greater feat than Oskar Schindler. As early as 1947, a memorandum from the World Jewish Congress established that Felix Kestern had saved in Germany “100,000 people of various nationalities, including approximately 60,000 Jews, (…) at the risk of his own life.” » From this story, Antoine Nouel wrote and directed Two hands, freedoma good healing piece.

On the stage, a sofa, two Nazi flags, a desk, nothing more, the tone is set. Behind the desk on which is placed Mein Kampf, sits one of the worst scum, the most feared man in Germany: Heinrich Himmler. He’s played by Philippe Bozo and it’s crazy how the actor looks like the Reichsführer SS…