The Stone Merchant

– The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 59 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
Il mercante di pietre
The Stone Merchant (2006) - Also known as Il mercante di pietre

The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan and Turkey. He's above suspicion. In truth, the "Stone Merchant" is a Christian convert into Islam. He's rich, cultured, fascinating. Leda (Jane March) is a successful woman who works as Head of the Public Relations for a big company. She's married to Alceo, a professor at the Sapienza University, specialized in the history of terrorist movements. Alceo is on a wheel chair. He lost his legs in the attack to the American Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. Shahid is a terrorist. Now he's planning an attack along the English Channel. Their lives, their destinies cross in Turkey, where Leda and Alceo are on holiday. And the plot will go on to Rome and Turin till the epilogue of the attack on the ferry boat.

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Release Date:

15 Sep 2006

Language:

English

Director:

Renzo Martinelli

Writer:

Corrado Calabrò (novel), Corrado Calabrò (screenplay), Fabio Campus (screenplay), Fabio Campus (story), Renzo Martinelli

Main Actors:

Harvey Keitel, Jane March, Jordi Mollà, F. Murray Abraham

Plot:

A thesis picture: is Western Europe turning a blind eye to the dangers of Islamic fundamentalism? Professor Alceo Bandini believes so. He writes and lectures to a few students at a Roman university; he's also a victim of a terrorist attack in Kenya where he lost both legs. On a short holiday in Cappadoccia with his wife Leda, they meet Shahid, an enigmatic cleric, and Ludovico Vicedomini, a forceful gem merchant. Back in Rome, Ludovico attempts the seduction of Leda while Alceo is suspicious of his new acquaintances' politics. The police counter-terrorists discount Alceo's fears: he's paranoid and jealous, they believe. What is going on?

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Monarch Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.3/10