Carlos

Carlos (2010)

Timing: 5:39 (339 min)

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Release date

2010-07-07

Country

Germany, France

Production

StudioCanal, Canal+, CinéCinéma, ARTE France Cinéma, BeTV, CNC, Egoli Tossell Film, PROCIREP, TV5 Monde, Films en Stock, ANGOA

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller, History

Budget

$18 000 000

Revenue

$871 279

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Director

Olivier Assayas

Actors

Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora Waldstätten, Talal Jurdi, Christoph Bach, Julia Hummer, Ahmad Kaabour, Fadi Abi Samra, Rodney El Haddad, Antoine Balabane
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Scenario

Producer

Jens Meurer, Daniel LeConte, Marc Hansell, Frank Lehmann, Jona Wirbeleit, Judy Tossell, Raphaël Cohen, Sabine Sidawi

Operator

Yorick Le Saux

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Luc Barnier, Marion Monnier
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• Before and during filming, international terrorist Carlos (whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez) repeatedly threatened director Olivier Assayas, demanding that he abandon the idea of making this film.
• Some of the dialogue in the film repeats verbatim lines from tape recordings made by the Ministry for State Security of the German Democratic Republic, the Stasi.
• During filming, Edgar Ramirez gained 15 kg in weight to show the changes in Carlos's appearance by the time of his arrest.
• Initially, the film was planned to be 90 minutes long, with the central event being Carlos's arrest in Sudan in 1994. However, while gathering material for the film, director Olivier Assayas realized that limiting the plot to such a narrow framework would be incorrect.
• Director Olivier Assayas hoped to use some compositions by the alternative rock band The Feelies (1976-1992) in the film, but its members did not give their permission, citing a reluctance to have their work associated with terrorism.