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Communist, anti-colonialist, right-wing extremist? What convictions guide the moral mind of Jacques Vergès? Acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder takes us down some of history's darkest paths to elucidate this "mystery." As a young lawyer during the Algerian war, Vergès espoused the anti-colonialist cause and defended Djamila Bouhired, "la Pasionaria," who bore her country's hopes for freedom on her shoulders and was sentenced to death for planting bombs in cafes. He obtained her release, married her and had two children with her. Suddenly, at the height of an illustrious career, Vergès disappeared without trace for eight years. He re-emerged from his mysterious absence, taking on the defense of terrorists of all kinds, from Magdalena Kopp and Anis Naccache to Carlos the Jackal. He represented historical monsters such as Nazi lieutenant Klaus Barbie. From the lawyer's inflammatory and provocative cases to his controversial terrorist links, Barbet Schroeder follows the winding trail left by this "devil's advocate," as he forges his unique path in law and politics. Schroeder explores and questions the history of "blind terrorism" through his penetrating investigation of this compelling man and leads us towards shocking revelations that expose long-hidden links in history.
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映画製作・配給会社 (4)
- 製作代表 : Yalla Films
- 共同製作 : Goodfellas
- Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas
- フランス国内配給 : Les Films du Losange
クレジットタイトル詳細 (8)
- Directors of Photography : Caroline Champetier, Jean-Luc Perréard
- 作曲家 : Jorge Arriagada
- Editor : Nelly Quettier
- Sound recordists : Yves Coméliau, Béatrice Wick, Dominique Hennequin
- Producer : Rita Dagher
- Co-producers : Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua
- Production manager : Sylvie Balland
- 報道担当(映画) : Jean-Pierre Vincent
技術面詳細
- タイプ : 長編映画
- ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
- サブジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
- 言語 : フランス語
- その他の国の共同制作者 : フランス
- Original French-language productions : はい
- 製作国 : 100%フランス (フランス)
- 製作年 : 2007
- フランス公開 : 06/06/2007
- 上映時間 : 2 時間 15 分
- 経過状況 : 公開済み
- ニュメロ·デ Visa : 114.608
- ビザ発行日 : 31/05/2007
- CNC助成 : はい
- 生産のフォーマット : 35ミリ
- カラータイプ : カラー
- 画面セット : 1.85
- Audio format : ドルビーDTS
- 禁止 : なし
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ニュース (6)
映画祭でのセレクション (12)
受賞 (1)
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"A RIVETING DRAMA. This fascinating story is fresh, epic and challenging to all preconceptions about the use of violence for political purposes."
– Richard Corliss and Mary Corliss, Time
"JAW-DROPPING. If pitched to a Hollywood studio, the story would have been dismissed as crazily implausible. It works brilliantly as a documentary, with a narrative all the more amazing for being true."
– A.O. Scott, NY Times
"SMART AND SOPHISTICATED. Perhaps the most fascinating film at the Cannes film Festival." – Kenneth Turan, LA Times
Communist, anti-colonialist, right-wing extremist? What convictions guide the moral mind of Jacques Vergès? Acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder takes us down some of history's darkest paths in Terror's Advocate, a deeply probing history of the world terrorist movement as told through the story of this enigmatic lawyer, who has defended many of the most infamous figures of the latter 20th Century.
As a young lawyer during the Algerian war, Vergès espoused the anti-colonialist cause and defended Djamila Bouhired, "la Pasionaria," who bore her country's hopes for freedom on her shoulders and was sentenced to death for planting bombs in cafes. He obtained her release, married her and had two children with her.
Suddenly, at the height of an illustrious career, Vergès disappeared without trace for eight years. He re-emerged from his mysterious absence, taking on the defense of terrorists of all kinds, from Magdalena Kopp and Anis Naccache to Carlos the Jackal. He represented historical monsters such as Nazi lieutenant Klaus Barbie. From the lawyer's inflammatory and provocative cases to his controversial terrorist links, Barbet Schroeder follows the winding trail left by this "devil's advocate," as he forges his unique path in law and politics.
Schroeder explores and questions the history of "blind terrorism" through his penetrating investigation of this compelling man and leads us towards shocking revelations that expose long-hidden links in history.