Terror's Advocate (2007)
L'avocat de la terreur
Overview
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.
Where to watch Terror's Advocate
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Dox, Magnolia Selects, Warriors and Gangsters | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +2 | Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube +2 |
| Canada | Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex | Apple TV, FlixFling | Apple TV, FlixFling |
| Germany | FlimmerkisteTV | Amazon Video, maxdome | Amazon Video, YouTube, maxdome |
| France | — | Apple TV, Orange VOD, YouTube, Rakuten TV +3 | Apple TV, Orange VOD, YouTube, Rakuten TV +3 |
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What is Terror's Advocate about?
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. Terror's Advocate is a Documentary movie, released on 2007-06-06, runtime 135 minutes.
Is Terror's Advocate worth watching?
TMDB users rate Terror's Advocate 6.6 out of 10 from 41 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Terror's Advocate?
In the United States, Terror's Advocate streams on Dox, Magnolia Selects and Warriors and Gangsters and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 3 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Cast
- Jacques Vergès as Self
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez as Self / Carlos the Jackal (voice)
- Yacef Saâdi as Self
- Magdalena Kopp as Self
- Abderrahmane Benhamida as Self
- Djamila Bouhared as Self
- Isabelle Coutant-Peyre as Self
- Jean-Paul Dollé as Self
- Barbet Schroeder as Narrator (voice)
- Guillaume Durand as Self (archive footage)
- Klaus Barbie as Self (archive footage)
- Zohra Drif-Bitat as Self
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