English title: I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed.
Based on the real events surrounding the kidnapping and murder of a Moroccan leader in the sixties. He was conned into taking part of a film promoting the cause of former colonies, whose producer was being paid by his political enemies, some of whom were linked to the French police. He traveled to France and police agents got him when he was heading to a rendezvous with the film producers. The more astounding facts were the (unwitting) involvement of artistic celebrities Georges Franju and Marguerite Duras.
Political thriller, well made, in the style of the early Gavras's films.
There has been an earlier film, L'attentat (1972), based on these incidents, but that was a much more loosely based version.
Rating: 51
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