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      I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

      2005 1h 41m History Drama List
      Reviews After learning that a rich stranger wants him to make a politically themed film, producer Georges Figon (Charles Berling) enlists help from director Georges Franju (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and writer Marguerite Duras (Josiane Balasko). But when one of the film's consultants, Moroccan politician Mehdi Ben Barka (Simon Abkarian), is kidnapped, Figon realizes he's in cahoots with the wrong people. Narrated by the doomed Figon, the film explores actual events that rocked Paris. Read More Read Less

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      Anton Bitel Film4 a thrilling docudrama in which all the mystery, scandal and conspiracy behind an unsolved political abduction from 1965 are imaginatively refashioned as Melvillean noir. Rated: 4/5 Jun 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After learning that a rich stranger wants him to make a politically themed film, producer Georges Figon (Charles Berling) enlists help from director Georges Franju (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and writer Marguerite Duras (Josiane Balasko). But when one of the film's consultants, Moroccan politician Mehdi Ben Barka (Simon Abkarian), is kidnapped, Figon realizes he's in cahoots with the wrong people. Narrated by the doomed Figon, the film explores actual events that rocked Paris.
      Director
      Serge Le Péron
      Producer
      Gilles Sandoz
      Screenwriter
      Serge Le Péron, Frédérique Moreau, Saïd Smihi
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      Arabic
      Runtime
      1h 41m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital