American Radical
( Trials of Norman Finkelstein )

David Ridgen, Nicolas Rossier
2009 - 84 min - Digital vidéo - Couleur - Canada, États-Unis, Israël, Liban, Palestine

"American Radical" is the probing, definitive documentary about American academic Norman Finkelstein. A devoted son oh holocaust survivors, ardent critic of Israel and US Mid-East policy, and author of five provocative books including, "The Holocaust Industry", Finkelstein has been steadfast at the center of many intractable controversies, including his recent denail at DePaul University. Called a lunatic and disgusting self-hating Jew by some, and an inspirational street-fighting revolutionary by others, Finkelstein is a deeply polazizing figure whose struggles arise from core questions about freedom, identity and nationhood.