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22 April 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
The truth needs no translation.Plot:
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a US Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Recommended! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicole Kidman | ... | Silvia Broome | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Tobin Keller | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Dot Woods | |
| Jesper Christensen | ... | Nils Lud | |
| Yvan Attal | ... | Philippe | |
| Earl Cameron | ... | Zuwanie | |
| George Harris | ... | Kuman-Kuman | |
| Michael Wright | ... | Marcus | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Police Chief Lee Wu | |
| Eric Keenleyside | ... | Rory Robb | |
| Hugo Speer | ... | Simon Broome | |
| Maz Jobrani | ... | Mo | |
| Yusuf Gatewood | ... | Doug | |
| Curtiss Cook | ... | Ajene Xola (as Curtiss I'Cook) | |
| Byron Utley | ... | Jean Gamba |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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128 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41613) | Denmark:11 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12AFun Stuff
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Sylvia uses Earthlink's webmail service. Her account is sylviabroome@earthlink.net and she's writing to simonb@freeafrica.co.mtb - 'MTB' of course being a fictional TLD. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: About 15 minutes into the movie, as the helicopter is taking off, Woods gets a call that, she claims, informs her that Ziwani's head of security has arrived. In fact, what she hears on the line is the Israeli national telephone company's recording: "Hamispar sh'higata, lo poel tmani." In English: "The number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable." moreQuotes:
[first lines]Simon Broome: She wouldn't tell me her husband's name. She wouldn't even write it.
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I had the chance to see this film yesterday at its world opening in Athens,Greece."The interpreter" is a political thriller directed by one of the most suitable filmmakers for this,Sydney Pollack. Nicole Kidman plays the role of a South African-born UN translator who overhears an assassination threat against the dictator of an African country.Sean Penn plays the role of a Secret Service agent,assigned to investigate the case.Soon we find out that the interpreter's past could explain her possible involvement in the conspiracy.So-maybe-not everything is exactly as it seems to be. Both Kidman and Penn give controlled and emotional performances,although intense and powerful on the inside.It's nice to see 2 stars of the value of Kidman and Penn to make these choices in their career and not waste their talent in indifferent projects. In the end the film is not only a political thriller.It is also a story on overcoming personal losses,dealing with the past in a clever,effective way and moving on...