Terror's Advocate
Appearance
Terror's Advocate | |
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Directed by | Barbet Schroeder |
Produced by | Rita Dagher |
Narrated by | Barbet Schroeder |
Cinematography | Caroline Champetier Jean-Luc Perréard |
Edited by | Nelly Quettier |
Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
Distributed by | Les Films du Losange (France) Magnolia Pictures (USA) |
Running time | 135 min. |
Country | France |
Languages | English French German Khmer |
Terror's Advocate (L'Avocat de la terreur) is a 2007 French documentary film about Jacques Vergès.
Critical reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of January 5, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 81% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 32 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 75 out of 100, based on 17 reviews.[2]
Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times named it the 3rd best film of 2007 (along with Into Great Silence)[3], and J. Hoberman of The Village Voice named it the 8th best film of 2007.[3]
References
- ^ "Terror's Advocate - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Terror's Advocate (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-05.