My Review:
Sydney Pollack directs and has a small part in this action-thriller that keeps you guessing. It’s a puzzle, set in the political world of the United Nations, and they actually used the real building to film in! Nicole Kidman has the title role, an interpreter from a fictitious country in South Africa who overhears an assassination threat. Sean Penn is the Secret Service agent assigned to the case. There’s no romance here, but the two characters bond over their personal grief. Catherine Keener is notable as Sean Penn’s partner. This is a smart movie, very well done, though not wholly satisfying.
PG-13
128 min -
Action -
15 April 2005
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A thriller about an interpreter who has overheard plans of an assassination at United Nations headquarters. An American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate as Silvia Broome, the interpreter, is in danger of being killed by the assassins.
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Stars:
Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, George Harris, Michael Wright, Clyde Kusatsu, Eric Keenleyside, Hugo Speer, Maz Jobrani, Yusuf Gatewood, Curtiss Cook, Byron Utley, Robert Clohessy, Terry Serpico, Vladimir Bibic
A thriller about an interpreter who has overheard plans of an assassination at United Nations headquarters. An American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate as Silvia Broome, the interpreter, is in danger of being killed by the assassins.
Tagline:
The truth needs no translation.
Genres:
Action
Country:
France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language:
French, Portuguese, English
Release Date:
15 April 2005
Budget:
$80,000,000
Revenue:
$162,944,923
Production Companies:
Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Mirage Enterprises, Working Title Films, Misher Films, Motion Picture JOTA Produktions
