Carlos

"The man who hijacked the world"

2010 5h 39m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“The man who hijacked the world”

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Cast

Edgar Ramírez
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ('Carlos')
Alexander Scheer
Johannes Weinrich
Nora Waldstätten
Magdalena Kopp
Talal Jurdi
Kamal al-Issawi ('Ali')
Christoph Bach
Hans-Joachim Klein ('Angie')
Julia Hummer
Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann ('Nada')
Ahmad Kaabour
Wadie Haddad
Fadi Abi Samra
Michel Moukharbel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Assayas
Writers: Dan Franck, Daniel LeConte, Olivier Assayas
Languages: French, German, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian
Countries: Germany, France

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RUNTIME

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At 339 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 8 languages: French, German, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Assayas, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luc Barnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edgar Ramírez and Alexander Scheer and Nora Waldstätten carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Assayas directs. Denis Lenoir behind the camera. Luc Barnier cuts. A long sit — settle in. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Germany, France. Dialogue in French, German, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 339 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 8 languages: French, German, English, Spanish, Arabic, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian.
5International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
6Directed by Olivier Assayas, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Luc Barnier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Edgar Ramírez and Alexander Scheer and Nora Waldstätten carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The man who hijacked the world".
10IMDB entry: tt1321865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "gun", "car bomb", "miniseries", "terrorism".