Directed by Oscar winner Sydney Pollack, whose classic thrillers have set the standard for the genre, The Interpreter stars Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in a suspenseful thriller of international intrigue set inside the political corridors of the United Nations and on the streets of New York.
Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Realizing she’s become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia’s desperate to thwart the plot…if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Silvia and Tobin, by nature, see life from different points of view: one, a U.N. interpreter, believes in the power and sanctity of words; the other, a Secret Service agent, believes in reading people based on their behavior, no matter what is said.
In the right hallway, at the right time, all it takes is a whisper to tip the balance of power.
Release Date: April 22nd, 2005 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Max Minghella, Jesper Christensen
Produced by: Kevin Misher, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Realizing she’s become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia’s desperate to thwart the plot…if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Silvia and Tobin, by nature, see life from different points of view: one, a U.N. interpreter, believes in the power and sanctity of words; the other, a Secret Service agent, believes in reading people based on their behavior, no matter what is said.
In the right hallway, at the right time, all it takes is a whisper to tip the balance of power.
Release Date: April 22nd, 2005 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Max Minghella, Jesper Christensen
Produced by: Kevin Misher, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Directed by Oscar winner Sydney Pollack, whose classic thrillers have set the standard for the genre, The Interpreter stars Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in a suspenseful thriller of international intrigue set inside the political corridors of the United Nations and on the streets of New York.
Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Realizing she’s become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia’s desperate to thwart the plot…if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Silvia and Tobin, by nature, see life from different points of view: one, a U.N. interpreter, believes in the power and sanctity of words; the other, a Secret Service agent, believes in reading people based on their behavior, no matter what is said.
In the right hallway, at the right time, all it takes is a whisper to tip the balance of power.
Release Date: April 22nd, 2005 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Max Minghella, Jesper Christensen
Produced by: Kevin Misher, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Kidman stars as African-born U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome, who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. Realizing she’s become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia’s desperate to thwart the plot…if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Sean Penn is Tobin Keller, the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may not be telling the whole truth. Silvia and Tobin, by nature, see life from different points of view: one, a U.N. interpreter, believes in the power and sanctity of words; the other, a Secret Service agent, believes in reading people based on their behavior, no matter what is said.
In the right hallway, at the right time, all it takes is a whisper to tip the balance of power.
Release Date: April 22nd, 2005 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Max Minghella, Jesper Christensen
Produced by: Kevin Misher, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
show less
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Loews Theatre at Metreon
101 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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