Fresh
Carlos deserves mention alongside the greatest suspense thrillers ever made.
Christopher Kelly, Dallas Morning News
Carlos
The man who hijacked the world
2010 · 5h 39m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, History
Directed by
Olivier Assayas
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Carlos
Overview
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Director and cast
- Olivier Assayas Director
- Edgar Ramírez as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ('Carlos')
- Alexander Scheer as Johannes Weinrich
- Nora Waldstätten as Magdalena Kopp
- Talal Jurdi as Kamal al-Issawi ('Ali')
- Christoph Bach as Hans-Joachim Klein ('Angie')
- Julia Hummer as Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann ('Nada')
- Ahmad Kaabour as Wadie Haddad
- Juana Acosta as Amie de Carlos
- Fadi Abi Samra as Michel Moukharbel
- Rodney El Haddad as Anis Naccache ('Khalid')
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
The term "epic" often gets bandied around to describe movies that don't really fit the description. But Olivier Assayas' Carlos is the real deal...
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
It manages to deliver a steady stream of action thrills even as it reconsiders the international terrorism of the 1960s and '70s for lessons important today.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A terrifying portrait of an egomaniac who demands absolute obedience, and craves it even more when his power and relevance are drained away.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
It is one of the best pictures of the year.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
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