Sixteen years after the events, the Knysna fiasco has returned to the spotlight. Consequence of the documentary “The bus: the Blues on strike” broadcast on Netflix since last month. A film which provoked the indignation of Raymond Domenech even though the former coach had nevertheless agreed to collaborate on the project, even providing the authors with the diary he kept during the competition.
“ Sixteen years later, this was to be the documentary of explanation, reflection and calm analysis. It was an extraordinarily violent indictment against me. This had to be a good documentary where each version would be presented fairly. It was a totally incriminating and nauseatingly biased film. I did not agree to participate in this documentary to make people talk about me, nor to settle scores. I have long since given up on bitterness and what was intended as therapy has become hateful trash. », he reacted the day after the broadcast of the event film, adding: “I am bruised and betrayed: this sounds like a rape of my soul. A theft of my emotions for a moment.”
These attacks did not fail to provoke a reaction at Netflix. Questioned in the columns of Parisian, Dolores Émile, director of documentaries and streaming programs at Netflix France, slammed the criticisms of the former defender, ensuring that the film had been faithful to the comments made by the native of Lyon during his various interviews with the teams of the American platform.
“He didn’t expect the public to react so much”
“I think he didn’t expect the public to react so much to the injustice of the exclusion of Nicolas Anelka, she confided to begin with. We re-interviewed him several times, we asked him if he had any regrets about certain elements. Raymond Domenech did not express any. We transcribed that on screen without cheating. »
“That’s why, at certain times, we kept the journalists’ questions, she continued. It was important, when asked why he did not deny what Nicolas Anelka told him in the locker room, to keep the passage in its entirety. So that no one can tell us: ‘It’s a montage’. »
