Cities of the Plain 2000
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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.
- Released : 2000-04-09
- Runtime : 105 minutes
- Genre : Drama, Documentary
- Stars : Ben, Amélie Desrumeaux, Bernard Trolet, Nathalie Sarles, Lahcene Aouiti
- Director : Robert Kramer, Robert Kramer, Richard Copans, Claude Guisard, Catherine Droubaix
