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Terror's Advocate

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Jacques Verges, a lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, defends war criminals and those who deny the validity of the Holocaust.

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Terror's Advocate is a fascinating portrayal of a controversial political figure; both morally unsettling and emotionally gripping.

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Richard Brody New Yorker The story Schroeder unfolds is also his own-that of a generation that had its humanistic sympathies manipulated by unscrupulous people with agendas of horror. Jan 2, 2019 Full Review Melissa Anderson Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 May 16, 2008 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Terror's Advocate is a history lesson in modern insurgency and terrorism paranoia without ever being lecturing at any point. The conceited Vergès is always entertaining and clearly loves his own notoriety in this engrossing film. Rated: 4/5 Nov 4, 2018 Full Review John Powers NPR's Fresh Air Makes every lawyer joke you've ever heard seem eminently fair. May 17, 2018 Full Review Annie Wagner The Stranger (Seattle, WA) This movie is packed with so much glamour and carnage you won't believe it's a documentary about one man. Aug 22, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Filmaço. Falando de França e terrorismo.... É um documentário sobre o advogado Jacques Vergès que defendeu, entre outros, grupos argelinos que lutaram pela independência e que foram processados pelo governo francês como terroristas, passando por Carlos, o Chacal, até criminosos nazistas. Vergès teve uma vida cinematográfica cheia de histórias de guerra, espionagem, assassinatos, política e tudo o mais. É um daqueles documentários espetaculares sobre um personagem complexo e que teve um papel importante em acontecimentos chaves do século 20. O que intriga no filme é tentar achar algum fio de coerência no que ele faz e pensa. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Someone has to defend them I suppose. Here is the tale of the man who defends the undefendable. A friend of Carlos the Jackal and Nazis etc. The question to be asked why anyone would seek to assist these individuals. While the film doesn't end up definitively answering those questions, it nonetheless gives us a portrait of a unique if not defendable individual. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a hell of a doc. Fascinating history and real-life characters. Hollywood can't beat the convoluted strangeness of truth. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Asks all sorts of impossible to answer questions. Though Schroeder does indeed take a stand, he goes through huge pains to try to be objective as possible, and we are left to make up our own minds about a very divisive person. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Upsetting, Frustrating, and Fascinating describes Terror's Advocate for me. I was pretty new to most of the material covered in the movie. So watching it with subtitles felt like a History Lecture without taking notes. Alot of it was frustrating to watch for me because you had full on terrorists/murderers sitting in a beautiful house being interviewed like its no big deal and what they did was okay and justified. I hope they make a movie based on the documentary cause there is tons of details to be covered that only a film could do it justice. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Really interesting subject matter, I just wish there was a little more archival footage and some more interview subjects. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jacques Verges, a lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, defends war criminals and those who deny the validity of the Holocaust.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Producer
Rita Dagher
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Yalla Film, Wild Bunch
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.8K
Runtime
2h 15m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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