Traitor
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Traitor |
| Original title | Traitor |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Arabic |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeffrey Nachmanoff |
| script | Jeffrey Nachmanoff |
| production |
Don Cheadle , David Hoberman , Todd Lieberman , Jeffrey Silver |
| music | Mark Kilian |
| camera | James Michael Muro |
| cut | Billy Fox |
| occupation | |
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Traitor is an American thriller from the year 2008 . It was directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff , who also wrote the script.
action
The FBI -Agenten Roy Clayton and Max Archer investigating a terrorist network to the searched leader Nathir and coming on the former US explosives expert Samir Horn, they think first for a non-fanatical arms dealer. However, Horn's trail is lost after he and the terrorists around Nathir's right-hand man Omar escape from a prison in Yemen . A bomb attack in Nice , an operation in London and planned attacks in the USA are increasing indications for the FBI that Horn is a big fish of the widely ramified Islamist terror network. Through Omar, he first met Fareed and then Nathir, the two leaders of the network. Nathir assigns Horn to supply fifty "sleepers" living in the USA with explosives. On Thanksgiving Day , these passengers are said to commit suicide attacks in long-distance buses.
However , the FBI agents miss Horn's irregular meetings with Carter of the CIA , which reveal his work as a double agent. When Carter is shot dead by Omar joining him at one of these meetings, the situation seems increasingly hopeless for Horn. However, he manages to get Clayton a message about his and Omar's escape route after the attacks. After researching the Nice attack, he realizes that Horn is working as an undercover agent for the CIA. On board a freighter that is supposed to bring Horn together with Omar, Fareed and Nathir from Halifax to Marseille, Horn manages to shoot Fareed and Nathir. Omar is killed by the police alerted by the FBI and Horn is shot in the shoulder. It turns out that Horn ordered all the assassins into a single bus, so there is no innocent victim apart from the driver in the explosion. After the recovery, Horn finally withdraws from the "industry".
background
production
Steve Martin got the idea for the film while filming House Over Head in 2002.
The project was presented to potential buyers of the distribution rights at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2007 .
Screenwriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff met with various secret service employees, political observers and other specialists to make the script as authentic as possible. After the originally intended director left the project, Nachmanoff took over the direction. Matthew McConaughey was slated for the role of Agent Roy Clayton, which was eventually given to Guy Pearce .
The film was shot in Chicago , Washington, DC , Toronto , Hamilton , London , Marseille and Morocco as of September 2007. The shooting was carried out within 48 days in 17 cities on three continents.
An allusion to the film title Traitor ( Eng . Traitor , French. Traître ) can be found in the scene in which Samir is buying an apple at the market in Marseille and the words traiteur ( Eng . Delicacies ) can be seen in the background .
publication
It was screened at the Downtown Film Festival in Los Angeles on August 5, 2008 . The film started in cinemas in the USA on August 27, 2008. On June 26, 2009, Universum Film GmbH released the film in Germany on DVD with an FSK-16 rating.
Grossing results
The budget of the film was 22 million US dollars estimated. On the opening weekend, the film grossed over $ 10 million in the United States. Overall, US revenues were over $ 23.5 million.
German dubbed version
The German dubbing was done at Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Munich and Berlin . The dialogue book was written by Marina Köhler , who was also the dubbing director .
| actor | German speaker | role |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Daniels | Wolfgang Condrus | Carter |
| Archie Punjabi | Elisabeth von Koch | Chandra Dawkin |
| Alexandra Castillo | Tatiana Pokorny | Dark haired woman |
| Alyy Khan | Manou Lubowski | Fareed Mansour |
| Neal McDonough | Götz Otto | Max Archer |
| Said Taghmaoui | Khadem Saba Peyman | Omar |
| Guy Pearce | Philipp Moog | Roy Clayton |
| Don Cheadle | Dietmar miracle | Samir Horn |
Reviews
Kirk Honeycutt mentioned in The Hollywood Reporter magazine that the film used film sets in many countries. It is "effective and convincing".
Todd McCarthy wrote in Variety magazine on August 18, 2008 that the "provocative political thriller" was reminiscent of Syriana by placing the plot in places around the world ( "Reminiscent of" Syriana "in its globe-hopping approach" ) - he skillfully uses these locations. The film offers suspense and some captivating scenes.
Awards
In 2008, Don Cheadle was nominated for Best Actor at the Black Reel Awards , while Saïd Taghmaoui received a nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance and Todd Lieberman , Don Cheadle, David Hoberman and Jeffrey Silver were nominated for Best Film . Don Cheadle was nominated for the 2009 Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture . The film received a nomination at the Saturn Awards in the category Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Film review by Todd McCarthy ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 19, 2008
- ↑ Release certificate for traitor . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2009 (PDF; test number: 117 860 DVD).
- ↑ a b c d e f Internet Movie Database : Background information , accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ Daniels, McDonough cast in 'Traitor' ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Variety on September 5, 2007, accessed August 19, 2008
- ↑ Internet Movie Database : Filming Locations , accessed August 19, 2008
- ↑ a b c d Internet Movie Database : Budget and Box Office Results , accessed January 2, 2012
- ↑ a b Internet Movie Database : Launch Dates , accessed August 19, 2008
- ↑ a b c Traitor. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 2, 2013 .
- ↑ quote on uk.rottentomatoes.com , accessed 19 August 2008
- ↑ a b c Internet Movie Database : Nominations and Awards , accessed January 2, 2013
Web links
- Traitor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Traitor at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Traitor at Metacritic (English)