The Stone Merchant


1h 47m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Alceo, a university professor who teaches "History of Terrorism", has become obsessed with the ranger from Islam when he lost both his legs in the attack on the American embassy in Nairobi. His wife Leda meets the "stone merchant", a cultured and refined westerner who sells precious gems in Turkey.

Film Details

Also Known As
Il Mercante Di Pietre, Mercante Di Pietre, Stone Merchant
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

Alceo, a university professor who teaches "History of Terrorism", has become obsessed with the ranger from Islam when he lost both his legs in the attack on the American embassy in Nairobi. His wife Leda meets the "stone merchant", a cultured and refined westerner who sells precious gems in Turkey. She falls in love with him but what she doesn't know is that he is a terrorist, and a member of an Al Qaeda cell, led by Sahid, whose mission is to explode a radioactive bomb on a ferry between Calais and Dover. He plans for her to be the mule who unwittingly carries the bomb, though the stone merchant will come to repent his decision because of his love for her.

Film Details

Also Known As
Il Mercante Di Pietre, Mercante Di Pietre, Stone Merchant
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2007

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video June 26, 2007

Based on the novel "Ricorda Di Dimenticarla" written by Corrado Calabro; published by Newton & Compton, 1999.

Released in United States on Video June 26, 2007