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Terror's Advocate (French: L'Avocat de la terreur) is a 2007 French feature documentary film on controversial lawyer Jacques Vergès. Produced by Rita Dagher and directed by Barbet Schroeder, it explores how Vergès assisted, from the 1960s onwards, anti-imperialist terrorist cells operating in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. [1]
Oct 12, 2007 · 2h 15m. By A.O. Scott. Oct. 12, 2007. When we first meet Jacques Vergès — even before the opening titles of “Terror’s Advocate,” Barbet Schroeder’s astonishing new documentary — he is playing...
- Barbet Schroeder
- A.O. Scott
- 135 min
Terror’s Advocate, Barbet Schroeder’s film about Jacques Vergès—the lawyer on every terrorist’s speed dial—is ostensibly about the difference between representing mass murderers and believing...
Jacques Verges, a lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla, defends war criminals and those who deny the validity of the Holocaust. Rent Terror's Advocate on Prime Video, Apple TV, or...
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- Barbet Schroeder
Jan 5, 2008 · Terror’s Advocate. Jacques Vergés is an enigma shrouded by mystery inside a conspiracy. An anti-colonialist since his childhood, Vergés was a student friend of Pol Pot and made his name...
May 13, 2008 · Terror's Advocate. Tuesday 13 May 2008. Written by Dave Calhoun. Time Out says. Back in 1974, Barbet Schroeder made a documentary on Idi Amin that prompted the Ugandan leader to place scores...
Jun 6, 2007 · TERROR'S ADVOCATE. by Barbet Schroeder. synopsis. The life of Jacques Vergès, the French lawyer famous for having defended terrorists such as Magdalena Kopp and Carlos, and true "monsters" of contemporary history such as Klaus Barbie and Pol Pot. Review: Ricardo and Painting.
