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The Interpreter (2005)
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This engrossing thriller from director Sydney Pollack stars Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and has the distinction of being the first movie to film inside the United Nations headquarters in New York (something even Hitchcock couldn't manage when he made North by Northwest in 1959). Kidman plays translator Silvia Broome, who overhears a threat to murder an African head of state (Earl Cameron) in a dialect that few can understand. Recently bereaved Secret Service agent Tobin Keller (Penn) is then assigned to keep an eye on the imperilled interpreter, who has herself become an assassination target. But what could have been a routine action affair with a hint of romance takes a distinctly sinister turn as Keller begins to suspect there is more to Broome than meets the eye. Pollack's return to directing (it's his first feature for six years) may be a little too worthy for its own good, but the performances of Kidman and Penn turn this handsome, tightly knit and intelligent film into a vehicle for those who want more than mere entertainment from their political thrillers. KK
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Running time
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123min
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Country of origin
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UK / US / Fr
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Genre
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Political Thriller
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian, from a story by Martin Stellman, Brian Ward
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Theatrical distributor
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UIP
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UK cinema certificate
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12A
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UK cinema release date
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April 2005
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UK video release date
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August 2005
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