The Stone Merchant
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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Cast
Paco Reconti
as Valerio
Lucilla Agosti
as Lydia
Eleonora Martinelli
as The Merchant Assistant
Jonis Bashir
as 1st Somali
Harvey Keitel
as The Merchant
F. Murray Abraham
as Shahid
Bruno Bilotta
as Libero
Jane March
as Leda
Jordi Mollà
as Alceo
Dhafer L'Abidine
as 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
Federica Martinelli
as Rita
Crew
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Aldo De Scalzi
Music, Original Music Composer
Luca Confortini
Casting Assistant
André Djaoui
Co-Producer
Yasemin Sannino
Theme Song Performance
Massimo Vanni
Stunts
Pivio
Music, Original Music Composer
Renzo Martinelli
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Writer
Giuseppe Ferlito
Actor's Assistant
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography, Cinematography