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.
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Ben as Ben
Amélie Desrumeaux as Amélie
Bernard Trolet as Ben, vieil homme
Nathalie Sarles as Coralie
Lahcene Aouiti as Ben, jeune homme
Top Crew
Robert Kramer · Director, Writer
Hervé Durand · Cinematographer
Rémi Hierniaux · Editor
Richard Copans · Producer
Claude Guisard · Producer
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