Cities of the Plain
2000 · 105 min · Drama, Documentary
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.
- Director
- Robert Kramer
- Writer
- Robert Kramer
- Released
- April 9, 2000
- Language
- French
Cast
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