Terror’s Advocate (L’avocat de la terreur)
Director: Barbet Schroeder, 2007, France, 135mins
Venue: Curzon Mayfair
Festival de Cannes, Official Selection, Un Certain Regard
Freedom fighter or terrorist? A captivating film showing the complex historical relationship between politics, underground resistance, the legal system and moral ambiguity.
Director Barbet Schroeder (‘Général Idi Amin Dada’, ‘Barfly’, ‘Murder by Numbers’) explores the enigmatic mysterious lawyer Jacques Vergès with illuminating insights, exposing long hidden links between major political events of the last 50 years.
Followed by a Q&A with the director.
‘Terror’s Advocate’ is released in selected cinemas on 16 May. With thanks to Artificial Eye.
TICKETS
£15 (£12.50 Curzon members) From the Curzon Cinemas box office: 0871 703 3989
www.curzoncinemas.com
