The Stone Merchant

Overview

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

Harvey Keitel

The Merchant

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)

N/A

Eddy Lemare

2nd Egyptian

Federica Martinelli

Rita

Eleonora Martinelli

The Merchant Assistant

N/A

Riccardo Forte

Doc. Casellato