Rent I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005)
3.1 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- This compelling and stylish noir thriller is based on one of the most notorious French political scandals of the 60s - the disappearance of the prominent Moroccan dissident Mehdi Ben Barka. In a Paris apartment in 1965, police discover the body of ex-con George Figon. A year earlier, tired of dodgy deals and petty scams, Figon had gone in search of something big. Through his underworld connections he had got himself hired as a producer for a documentary on decolonisation written by Marguerite Duras and directed by George Franju, with Ben Barka as 'historical advisor'. But when Figon set up a meeting with Barka in Paris, the whole film project was revealed to be an elaborate trap...
- Actors:
- Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Josiane Balasko, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Fabienne Babe, Mathieu Amalric, Azize Kabouche, François Hadji-Lazaro, Jean-Marie Winling, Franck Tiozzo, Jo Prestia, José María Blanco, Georges Bigot, Rony Kramer, Xavier Serrat, Brahim Aït El Kadi, Mouna Fettou, Fayçal Khyari, Igor Skreblin, Hubert Saint-Macary
- Directors:
- Serge Le Péron, Saïd Smihi
- Writers:
- Serge Le Péron, Frédérique Moreau
- Aka:
- J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
