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Cities of the Plain (2000)
Directed by Robert Kramer
Drama, Documentary · 1h 45m
The final film from expatriate American filmmaker Robert Kramer, who died in France in 1999. Kramer and collaborators tell the somber life story of Ben. After leaving his homeland as a youth, he is greeted in France by menial jobs in industry. In time, he opens a fruit market, finds a wife, fathers a child, and has it all come crashing down when he learns his mother is in danger back home. Upon his return to France, he finds his life in ruin.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Robert Kramer
- Writer
- Robert Kramer
- Director of Photography
- Hervé Durand
- Editor
- Rémi Hierniaux
- Producer
- Richard Copans, Claude Guisard
Details
- Original title
- Cités de la plaine
- Release date
- 2000-04-09
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France