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Moviola > Films > The Interpreter
The Interpreter (12A) 128 mins"The truth needs no translation."
A wonderfully taut new political thriller from director Sydney Pollack. Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman), an interpreter at the United Nations, claims to have overheard two men plotting to assassinate an African head of state, speaking in a rare dialect which few people other than herself can understand. She is placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn), but as he begins to investigate her background he becomes increasingly suspicious of her. Is she the innocent victim she claims to be, or is she herself involved in the conspiracy? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. As the danger of an international crisis looms and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, she and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing to the end.
"A taut and intelligent thriller" Roger Ebert
"The Interpreter balances skillfully the drama of its political tale with
the absorbing personal connection. Either thread is sufficient to sustain the
film, but together they make for a dense and gripping spectacle."
Tiscali UK
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