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Terror's Advocate poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.4 / 100
2007·Biography / Documentary / History·2h 15m

TERROR'S ADVOCATE

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.

Above the Line
Barbet Schroeder·DirectorBarbet Schroeder·Scenario WriterCaroline Champetier·Director of PhotographyJorge Arriagada·Original Music ComposerNelly Quettier·Editor
Cast
Jacques Vergès·SelfIlich Ramírez Sánchez·Self / Carlos the Jackal (voice)Yacef Saâdi·SelfMagdalena Kopp·SelfAbderrahmane Benhamida·SelfDjamila Bouhared·SelfIsabelle Coutant-Peyre·SelfJean-Paul Dollé·SelfBarbet Schroeder·Narrator (voice)Guillaume Durand·Self (archive footage)
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 2
Barbet Schroeder·DirectorEugénie Grandval·Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Barbet Schroeder·Scenario Writer
Camera· 2
Caroline Champetier·Director of PhotographyJean-Luc Perreard·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Nelly Quettier·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jorge Arriagada·Original Music ComposerYves Coméliau·SoundBéatrice Wick·SoundDominique Hennequin·Sound
Production· 5
Rita Dagher·ProducerBrahim Chioua·Co-ProducerVincent Maraval·Co-ProducerChristina Crassaris·Post Production CoordinatorSylvie Balland·Production Manager
By the Numbers
73.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
87%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#225C40
#3399CC
Mood
Serious, Mysterious
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a black and white stylized image of an older man with glasses and a suit, holding a lit cigarette, positioned on the left side. His image is”

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Key Elements
CigaretteGlasses
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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