The Stone Merchant

The story

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 KeitelThe Merchant

Jane MarchLeda

Jordi MollàAlceo

F. Murray AbrahamShahid

Paco RecontiValerio

Bruno BilottaLibero

Lucilla AgostiLydia

Dhafer L'Abidine1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)

Eddy Lemare

Eddy Lemare2nd Egyptian

Federica MartinelliRita

Eleonora MartinelliThe Merchant Assistant

Riccardo Forte

Riccardo ForteDoc. Casellato