Terror's Advocate (2007)
A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, exploring how Vergès assisted, from the 1960s onwards, anti-imperialist terrorist cells operating in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Participants interviewed include Algerian nationalists Yacef Saadi, Zohra Drif, Djamila Bouhired and Abderrahmane Benhamida, Khmer Rouge members Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, once far-left activists Hans-Joachim Klein and Magdalena Kopp, terrorist Carlos the Jackal, lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, neo-Nazi Ahmed Huber, Palestinian politician Bassam Abu Sharif, Lebanese politician Karim Pakradouni, political cartoonist Siné, former spy Claude Moniquet, novelist and ghostwriter Lionel Duroy, and investigative journalist Oliver Schröm.
Cast
- Jacques Vergès - Self
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez - Self / Carlos the Jackal (voice)
- Yacef Saâdi - Self
- Magdalena Kopp - Self
- Abderrahmane Benhamida - Self
- Djamila Bouhared - Self
- Isabelle Coutant-Peyre - Self
- Jean-Paul Dollé - Self
- Barbet Schroeder - Narrator (voice)
- Guillaume Durand - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
- Barbet Schroeder (Scenario Writer)
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Terror's Advocate about?
- A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, exploring how Vergès assisted, from the 1960s onwards, anti-imperialist terrorist cells operating in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Participants interviewed include Algerian nationalists Yacef Saadi, Zohra Drif, Djamila Bouhired and Abderrahmane Benhamida, Khmer Rouge members Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, once far-left activists Hans-Joachim Klein and Magdalena Kopp, terrorist Carlos the Jackal, lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, neo-Nazi Ahmed Huber, Palestinian politician Bassam Abu Sharif, Lebanese politician Karim Pakradouni, political cartoonist Siné, former spy Claude Moniquet, novelist and ghostwriter Lionel Duroy, and investigative journalist Oliver Schröm.
- Who directed Terror's Advocate?
- Terror's Advocate was directed by Barbet Schroeder.
- Who stars in Terror's Advocate?
- Terror's Advocate stars Jacques Vergès, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Yacef Saâdi, Magdalena Kopp, Abderrahmane Benhamida, Djamila Bouhared.
- How long is Terror's Advocate?
- Terror's Advocate has a runtime of 2h 15m (135 minutes).
- What genre is Terror's Advocate?
- Terror's Advocate is a Documentary film.
- Where was Terror's Advocate produced?
- Terror's Advocate was produced in France.