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2005·Crime·2h 8m
6.8
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
Directed by Sydney Pollack
destruction of a civilization
new york city
assassination
dictator
africa
resistance
fbi
revenge
murder
united nations
witness to murder
resistance fighter

Cast

Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Silvia Broome
Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Tobin Keller
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
Dot Woods
Jesper Christensen
Jesper Christensen
Nils Lud
Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal
Philippe
Earl Cameron
Earl Cameron
Zuwanie
George Harris
George Harris
Kuman-Kuman
Michael Wright
Michael Wright
Marcus
Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu
Police Chief Lee Wu
Eric Keenleyside
Eric Keenleyside
Rory Robb
Hugo Speer
Hugo Speer
Simon Broome
Maz Jobrani
Maz Jobrani
Mo

Crew

Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Director
Scott Frank
Scott Frank
Screenplay
Steven Zaillian
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji
Director of Photography
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella
Executive Producer
Eric Fellner
Eric Fellner
Producer
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
Tim Bevan
Tim Bevan
Producer
Debra Hayward
Debra Hayward
Co-Producer
Liza Chasin
Liza Chasin
Co-Producer
Kevin Misher
Kevin Misher
Producer

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William Redhead
William Redhead
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Amaryllis Kävtya
Amaryllis Kävtya
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Quite a nice film it is. Great plot.
Quite a nice film it is. Great plot.
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Mark
Mark
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Film 147/365

Nicole Kidman plays a flute, rides and moped and nearly assassinates Mobert Rugabe. All in a really boring way. And why the convoluted backstory to cast a white actor when they could have cast many different non white actors.
Film 147/365

Nicole Kidman plays a flute, rides and moped and nearly assassinates Mobert Rugabe. All in a really boring way. And why the convoluted backstory to cast a white actor when they could have cast many different non white actors.
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ri
ri
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wouldve rated this a 4 but god do i fucking hate the white saviour trope
wouldve rated this a 4 but god do i fucking hate the white saviour trope
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tata
tata
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I thought the message was that Nicole Kidman was half black; is this what mun trains us for
I thought the message was that Nicole Kidman was half black; is this what mun trains us for
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