Cities of the Plain

Release Date: 2000-04-09

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.3 / 10

Cast

Ben

as Ben

Amélie Desrumeaux

as Amélie

Bernard Trolet

as Ben, vieil homme

Nathalie Sarles

as Coralie

Lahcene Aouiti

as Ben, jeune homme