The Stone Merchant

1h 59min

Drama

Thriller

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

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

The Merchant
Dhafer L'Abidine

Dhafer L'Abidine

1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
Eddy Lemare

Eddy Lemare

2nd Egyptian
Eleonora Martinelli

Eleonora Martinelli

The Merchant Assistant
Riccardo Forte

Riccardo Forte

Doc. Casellato
Alena Ivanov

Alena Ivanov

Russian Woman
Maria Grazia Adamo

Maria Grazia Adamo

Female Student
Jonis Bashir

Jonis Bashir

1st Somali

Release date

15th Sep 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano, Português