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Traitor (2008) -- This is theatrical trailer for Traitor, directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff.
Traitor (2008) -- Clip: Carter surprises Samir
Traitor (2008) -- Extra: Don Cheadle - Traitor Skit
Traitor (2008) -- Open-ended Trailer from Overture Films
Traitor (2008) -- Clip: Samir gets death sentence

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   16,411 votes
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Director:
Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Writers (WGA):
Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenplay)
Steve Martin (story) ...
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Release Date:
27 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The truth is complicated. more
Plot:
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations more
User Comments:
Very Involving Thinking-Person's Story & Great Acting more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Don Cheadle ... Samir Horn

Guy Pearce ... Roy Clayton

Saïd Taghmaoui ... Omar

Neal McDonough ... Max Archer
Alyy Khan ... Fareed Mansour

Archie Panjabi ... Chandra Dawkin
Raad Rawi ... Nathir

Hassam Ghancy ... Bashir

Mozhan Marnò ... Leyla
Adeel Akhtar ... Hamzi

Jeff Daniels ... Carter

Lorena Gale ... Dierdre Horn

Scali Delpeyrat ... Inspector Gilles
Mehdi Ortelsberg ... Ali
Aizoun Abdelkader ... Ahmed
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Arabic
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44487) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:M18 | Germany:12 | Czech Republic:15 | Norway:15 | Finland:K-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Overture Films more

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Trivia:
The film was initially set up at Touchstone Pictures in 2002 but was put in turnaround following management change at The Walt Disney Company (which owns Touchstone) until it was picked up by Don Cheadle and Overture Films. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the FBI agent is talking to Deirdre Horn in the restaurant, a menu sign in the background lists an item as "chicken diner'. It should be "chicken dinner". more
Quotes:
Roy Clayton: [last lines - peace greeting] Al-Salamu Alaykum.
Samir Horn: Alaykum Al-Salaam. And you should *start* the conversation with that.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-05)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Laisse-Toi Aller more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Traitor" based on a book?
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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Very Involving Thinking-Person's Story & Great Acting, 31 December 2008
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This was an excellent movie, a very intriguing and topical story involving terrorism with the basic message that there are good and bad people everywhere, of all races, religions, sects, whatever. The question in this film, for at least half of the movie, is: "Is Samir (Don Cheadle) a good guy or a bad guy?"

I don't want to say too much in fear of spoiling anything because that could easily be done while discussing this film. Suffice to say that this will keep your interest for the full running time and is a thinking person's movie more than most.

Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough, Said Taghmaoui and Alyy Kahn are all fantastic in the lead roles. The direction and photography also is top-notch. Those who pick apart this movie are nit-picking because it's a very entertaining film while not overdoing the action or the stereotypical characters.

One thing that's odd about this film: it has very strong statements which will please both liberals and conservatives, both devoutly religious folks and atheists. It pretty much covers the field.

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