I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed ( J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka )

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (DVD) (*)

$21.99

Original Title: J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Morocco ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Serge Le Péron
Saïd Smihi

Written By:
Serge Le Péron
Frédérique Moreau

Actors:
Charles Berling ..... Georges Figon
Simon Abkarian ..... Mehdi Ben Barka
Josiane Balasko ..... Marguerite Duras
Jean-Pierre Léaud ..... Georges Franju
Fabienne Babe ..... Anne-Marie Coffinet
Mathieu Amalric ..... Philippe Bernier
Azize Kabouche ..... Chtouki
François Hadji-Lazaro ..... Le Ny
Jean-Marie Winling ..... Maître Pierre Lemarchand
Franck Tiozzo ..... Georges Boucheseiche
Jo Prestia ..... Dubail
José María Blanco ..... Juge
Georges Bigot ..... Inspecteur Louis Souchon
Rony Kramer ..... Lopez
Xavier Serrat ..... Voitot

Synopsis:

January 1966: In a Paris flat police discover the body of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power. A year earlier, tired of dodgy deals and petty scams, ex-con Georges Figon had gone in search of something big. Through his underworld connections he had got himself hired as producer for a documentary on de-colonialisation to be written by Marguerite Duras and directed by Georges Franju. The well-known Moroccan dissident Mehdi Ben Barka was to be the film's 'historical advisor'. But the whole film project was a trap...

Intrigue and suspense ensue in this political thriller that focuses on George Figon, a recent parolee with big aspirations. The scene is set when police discover Figons body in an apartment, but how did he happen to die there? Figon it is revealed had sought to get himself hired as a producer on a documentary. Having found a way into the production through the use of a criminal network, it is revealed that hell be working alongside Moroccan dissident Medhi Ben Barka, who has been hired as a historical advisor. After arranging a meeting with Ben Barka in Paris, it rapidly becomes evident that the whole project is nothing more than an elaborate trap and that his life is in serious danger.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 November, 2009.

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