Cities of the Plain
Directed by Robert Kramer2000 1h 45m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
7.06.5
The final film from expatriate American filmmaker Robert Kramer, who died in France in 1999. Kramer and collaborators tell the somber life story of Ben. After leaving his homeland as a youth, he is greeted in France by menial jobs in industry. In time, he opens a fruit market, finds a wife, fathers a child, and has it all come crashing down when he learns his mother is in danger back home. Upon his return to France, he finds his life in ruin.
