Tags: 7/10

Cities of the Plain

Name: Cities of the Plain
Released: 2001
Rating: 6.9

Ratings: IMDB 6.9 / TMDB

Cités de la plaine

Director: Robert Kramer
Region: France
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2001
Runtime: 110 min
Original language: French
Release dates: France 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.

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