Carlos the Jackal

His name is Ilich RamÌrez Sanchez but everybody calls him CARLOS. For 20 years he was the most wanted terrorist on earth. Manipulated by the secret service of Arabian countries and later the eastern countries, he founded a worldwide organisation to commit spectacular terrorist attacks. This is the story about a *revolutionary* who chose the wrong way and ended up derisory, left alone in his miserable exile in Sudan where the French police forces picked him up.


A KGP SERVICE PRODUCTION

Cast: Edgar Ramirez , Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Christoph Bach, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Julia Hummer, Jule Böwe, Katharina Schüttler, Anna Thalbach

Director: Olivier AssayasScreenplay: Olivier Assayas, Dan FranckCamera: Yorick Le Saux, Denis LenoirEditing: Luc Barnier, Marion MonnierSound: Nicolas CantinArt Direction: François Renault-Labarthe, Bertram StraußCostumes: Jürgen DöringProduction Management: Sylvie Barthet, Marc Wächter, Sabine Bischof
Production: Daniel Leconte, Jens Meurer
Funding: DFFF, Canal +, Arte

Worldsales: StudioCanal

His name is Ilich RamÌrez Sanchez but everybody calls him CARLOS. For 20 years he was the most wanted terrorist on earth. Manipulated by the secret service of Arabian countries and later the eastern countries, he founded a worldwide organisation to commit spectacular terrorist attacks. This is the story about a *revolutionary* who chose the wrong way and ended up derisory, left alone in his miserable exile in Sudan where the French police forces picked him up.

Prizes:

GOLDEN GLOBE 2011 for the best motion picture made for television

EUROPEAN FILM  AWARD NOMINATIONS:

Olivier Assayas: European Director
Luc Barnier and Marion Monnier: European Editors

Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2010 - Official selection (Out of competition)