Terror's Avocate (Movie Watch)

Communist, anti-colonialist, right-wing extremist? What convictions guide the moral mind of Jacques Vergès? L' Avocat De La Terreur, Barbet Schroeder takes us down history’s darkest paths in his attempt to illuminate the mystery behind this enigmatic figure. As a young lawyer during the Algerian war, Vergès espoused the anti-colonialist cause & defended Djamila Bouhired, ‘La Pasionaria’, who bore her country’s hopes for freedom on her shoulders & was sentenced to death for planting bombs in cafes. He obtained her release, married her & had two children with her. Then suddenly, at the height of an illustrious career, Vergès disappeared without trace for eight years. He re-emerged from his mysterious absence, taking on the defense of terrorists of all kinds, from Magdalena Kopp & Anis Naccache to Carlos the Jackal. He represented Historical monsters such as Nazi lieutenant Klaus Barbie. From the lawyer’s Inflammatory & provocative cases to his controversial terrorist links, Barbet Schroeder follows the winding trail left by this ‘Devil’s Advocate’, as he forges his unique path in law & politics.

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