The Stone Merchant

The story

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.

Cast

H Harvey KeitelThe Merchant J Jane MarchLeda J Jordi MollàAlceo F F. Murray AbrahamShahid P Paco RecontiValerio B Bruno BilottaLibero L Lucilla AgostiLydia D Dhafer L'Abidine1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine) E Eddy Lemare2nd Egyptian F Federica MartinelliRita E Eleonora MartinelliThe Merchant Assistant R Riccardo ForteDoc. Casellato

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A Alena IvanovRussian Woman M Maria Grazia AdamoFemale Student J Jonis Bashir1st Somali