France,
2016, 75 min
(Alternative: 52 min)
Directed by:
Claude TrinquesseScreenplay:
Julie LeratComposer:
Krikor KouchianCast:
Barbara Gateau (narrator), Georges Caudron, Alexandre Cross, Jean-Marie Fonbonne, François Montagut, Anne-Sophie Plaine, Philippe SollierPlots(1)
The Middle East powder keg is just as topical as ever: Islamic State, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Syrian stalemate and Iranian nuclear crisis. Saudi Arabia is instrumental in this complex chess game but remains a little known country, seen as an evil partner in the public mind. This film explores its History and distinctive place in Islam as a bastion of Sunni faith facing its Shiite neighbours, and reveals the inner workings of its regional and international diplomacy at a time of great fragility on all fronts. (Terranoa)
(more)Cast
Barbara Gateau (narrator)
Georges Caudron
France
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Alexandre Cross
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François Montagut
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Philippe Sollier
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