I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

101 mins | Action, Thriller, History | Nov. 2, 2005

January 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovered the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power. A year earlier, Figon, tired of dubious deals and petty scams, is looking for a juicy blow. Close to the "middle" since his years in prison, he was given a large mission: to produce a documentary about decolonization, written by Marguerite Duras and directed by Georges Franju, with the help of the famous Moroccan opponent Mehdi Ben Barka, hired as a historical consultant. This film project is a trap ...

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

101 mins | Action, Thriller, History | Nov. 2, 2005

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
January 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovered the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power. A year earlier, Figon, tired of dubious deals and petty scams, is looking for a juicy blow. Close to the "middle" since his years in prison, he was given a large mission: to produce a documentary about decolonization, written by Marguerite Duras and directed by Georges Franju, with the help of the famous Moroccan opponent Mehdi Ben Barka, hired as a historical consultant. This film project is a trap ...
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Maïa Films
Original title J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka
Directors Saïd Smihi, Serge Le Péron
Writers Saïd Smihi, Frédérique Moreau, Serge Le Péron

Cast

Charles Berling

as Georges Figon

Simon Abkarian

as Mehdi Ben Barka

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Georges Franju

Josiane Balasko

as Marguerite Duras

Eric Mitchell

as CIA Agent

Mathieu Amalric

as Philippe Bernier