Poster of Terror's Advocate

Terror's Advocate

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, June 6 2007
17 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jacques VergèsJacques Vergès
Jacques Vergès was
82 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Thu, Mar 05 1925 –
Thu, Aug 15 2013
Portrait of Ilich Ramírez SánchezIlich Ramírez Sánchez
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez was
57 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self / Carlos the Jackal (voice)'.
Wed, Oct 12 1949
Portrait of Yacef SaâdiYacef Saâdi
Yacef Saâdi was
79 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Fri, Jan 20 1928 –
Fri, Sep 10 2021
Portrait of Magdalena KoppMagdalena Kopp
Magdalena Kopp was
59 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Fri, Apr 02 1948 –
Mon, Jun 15 2015
Portrait of Abderrahmane BenhamidaAbderrahmane Benhamida
Abderrahmane Benhamida was
75 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Wed, Oct 21 1931 –
Sun, Sep 05 2010
Portrait of Djamila BouharedDjamila Bouhared
Djamila Bouhared was
>> in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isabelle Coutant-PeyreIsabelle Coutant-Peyre
Isabelle Coutant-Peyre was
53 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Sun, Jul 05 1953
Portrait of Jean-Paul DolléJean-Paul Dollé
Jean-Paul Dollé was
67 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Sat, Nov 04 1939 –
Tue, Feb 01 2011
Portrait of Barbet SchroederBarbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder was
65 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Tue, Aug 26 1941
Portrait of Guillaume DurandGuillaume Durand
Guillaume Durand was
54 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Tue, Sep 23 1952
Portrait of Klaus BarbieKlaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie would have been no older than
77 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Sat, Oct 25 1913 –
Mon, Sep 23 1991
Portrait of Zohra Drif-BitatZohra Drif-Bitat
Zohra Drif-Bitat was
>> in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bassam Abu SharifBassam Abu Sharif
Bassam Abu Sharif was
>> in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Pol PotPol Pot
Pol Pot would have been no older than
72 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Self'.
Tue, May 19 1925 –
Wed, Apr 15 1998

Crew

Portrait of Barbet SchroederBarbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder was
65 in Terror's Advocate
as 'Director, Scenario Writer'
Tue, Aug 26 1941