Storyline
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 & Crew
Harvey Keitel
The Merchant
Lead
Jane March
Leda
Jordi Mollà
Alceo
F. Murray Abraham
Shahid
Paco Reconti
Valerio
Bruno Bilotta
Libero
Lucilla Agosti
Lydia
Dhafer L'Abidine
1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Renzo Martinelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stone Merchant is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
