The Interpreter

The Interpreter is a 2005 drama/thriller film, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn.

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2005 - Drama - Thriller film - Directed - Sydney Pollack - Nicole Kidman - Sean Penn

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The film has a complex plot involving a United Nations interpreter, Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman), who accidentally overhears two people planning to assassinate someone. Sean Penn plays Tobin Keller, the United States Secret Service agent tasked with investigating the alleged assassination plot (and who soon ends up becoming Silvia's protector).

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United Nations - Interpreter - Nicole Kidman - Sean Penn - United States Secret Service

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The presumed target is the President of the Democratic Republic of Matobo, Edmond Zuwanie, who is scheduled to speak before the General Assembly in a desperate attempt to head off prosecution in the International Criminal Court; his regime has become notorious for a vicious policy of ethnic cleansing. Both the country and leader are fictional, but they appear to be caricatures of Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe; the fictional flag used in the film as well as the fictional history mentioned are very similar to those of Zimbabwe.

Related Topics:
International Criminal Court - Ethnic cleansing - Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe

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At the same time, Silvia's brother Simon is in grave danger, since he is trying to engineer an important meeting between the two leading opponents to Zuwanie's dictatorship, Kuman-Kuman and Ajene Xola.

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