"I went to visit Michael Peterson three times in jail. Not because I am a friend,
but because I feel we have shared something extraordinary. And we have a kind of bond."
-- Lestrade

After studying journalism and law in Paris, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade created his own TV news agency, "Tribulations," in 1987 and directed and produced reports for European television.

In 1992, Lestrade became a freelance director of "documentaries that address and scrutinize societal taboos and justice."

Since 1995, Lestrade has collaborated with producer Denis Poncet, both at the company of French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, and through their own company, MAHA productions.

Lestrade's filmography includes:

"Rapes and Punishments"

"Innocents on the Run"

"Incest in Courtrooms"

"Children Full of Hope"

"This is the End, This is the Life"

"Of Justice and Men"

"A White and Pure Australia"

"(Michael Moore) is political, and that's good,
but he is sometimes biased and that's not so good.
Documentary filmmakers may lose a bit of their
credibility because of his campaign."
-- Lestrade

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