The Interpreter (2005)

Cast

Nicole Kidman
as Silvia Broome
Sean Penn
as Tobin Keller
Catherine Keener
as Dot Woods
Jesper Christensen
as Nils Lud

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Mystery Thriller

6.4 / 10

Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? 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 ...

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Sony Bravia

!!! - Everyone who loses somebody wants revenge on someone, on God if they can't find anyone else. But in Africa, in Matobo, the Ku believe that the only way to end grief is to save a life. If someone is murdered, a year of mourning ends with a ritual that we call the Drowning Man Trial. There's an all-night party beside a river. At dawn, the killer is put in a boat. He's taken out on the water and he's dropped. He's bound so that he can't swim. The family of the dead then has to make a choice. They can let him drown or they can swim out and save him. The Ku believe that if the family lets the killer drown, they'll have justice but spend the rest of their lives in mourning. But if they save him, if they admit that life isn't always just... that very act can take away their sorrow. - @Thursday, July 14, 2016 8:30 PM

ThisIsAChannel

@xjames118 Practical magic was shit. Sandra Bullock was alright, but the plot was so loose and weird and stupid. - @Monday, January 2, 2012 12:13 AM

xBl00dBrothersX

I just don't like this actress- i'm not watching this. - @Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:53 PM

ThePhoenixAvalon

This is one of my all time favorite films. The story is profound and complex, about grief and revenge and forgivness as much as politics. And Kidman and Penn are the best on-screen couple I have ever seen to date. - @Sunday, December 4, 2011 7:39 PM

Rebecca Casagrande

sean Penn is amazing - @Monday, August 15, 2011 9:49 PM

xjames118

Oh dear. Duty-bound as I am to watch all Kidman films; only Practical Magic and The Interpreter remain. It seems I'll have to weigh my hatred for Sandra Bullock against my hatred of blustery, faux-Hitchcockian balls. OK man in the mask at the window, let's see what you've got. - @Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:46 AM

Manuel Cortes

aaaah si es buena esta película! - @Saturday, November 27, 2010 6:32 AM

Ripping_Flesh

hey! I've heard about the interpreter but I didn't know that Nicole Kidman was South African in it!thats so cool, I'm from SA.Definitely looks like my kind of movie, I am so going to watch it!! Sean Penn rules. - @Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:50 PM

Dianna R.R.

whoa, her accent is good! - @Monday, June 21, 2010 9:32 PM

kingcaesar5

@Sw33ts91 But she's poison. Lead actor co-star tend to have dim after or during a movie with her. Penn's next movie was a huge flop. Daniel Craig, Ferrell, Day-Lewis, Jackman were white hot until they starred in a film with her which were all huge flops. Jude Law and McGregor have seen a rapid decline in artistic produciton. - @Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:02 AM

Mary Lindsay

this movie is my favorite. I could watch it over and over! Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn rock! - @Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:08 AM

Magnolia296

The Interpreter is definitely one of the best political movies ever made. Great and intriguing storyline, perfect acting from duet Kidman-Penn made it look very believable. I love this movie - @Sunday, October 18, 2009 8:27 AM

Paul Young

Great Movie and Nicole is superb! - @Saturday, August 8, 2009 6:29 PM