Packed with courtroom drama, mystery and international intrigue, Barbet Schroeder's fascinating documentary portrait of the notorious French attorney Jacques Verges is as good, if not better, than anything Robert Ludlum or even the most creative conspiracy theorist could have imagined.
Born in Thailand to a Vietnamese mother and French diplomat father, Verges grew up in the tiny French colony on Reunion Island with a deep hatred of imperialism in all forms that would drive him throughout his career as a lawyer. Verges first made an international name for himself in 1957 when, as a relatively inexperienced, 30-year-old advocate, he traveled to Algeria to def...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
132 mins