Triage (film)
| Triage | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Danis Tanović |
| Produced by | Marc Baschet |
| Written by | Danis Tanović |
| Starring | Colin Farrell Paz Vega Christopher Lee |
| Distributed by | Parallel Films HanWay Films E1 Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | November 9, 2009 |
| Country | Ireland France Spain |
| Language | English Kurdish Spanish |
| Budget | $20 million (estimated) |
Triage is a 2009 drama film starring Colin Farrell, Paz Vega and Christopher Lee, written and directed by Bosnian director Danis Tanović. The film’s plot is described as a dark tale of a photojournalist (Farrell) who comes home after a dangerous assignment in Kurdistan during the Anfal Genocide against the Kurdish people.[1] The film focuses on the psychological effects of war on a photo journalist. It is based on the novel Triage by American veteran war correspondent Scott Anderson.
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[edit] Plot
A man bearing the unseen scars of war struggles to recover amidst a family in chaos in this drama from writer and director Danis Tanovic. Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell) is a photojournalist who has earned a reputation for working in some of the most unforgiving locations on Earth, so when his editor Amy (Juliet Stevenson) asks him to cover the fighting in Kurdistan, Mark takes the assignment and thinks little of it, though his wife Elena (Paz Vega) is considerably more concerned. Mark and his friend and fellow photographer David (Jamie Sives) head off to the war full of confidence, but when Mark comes home alone after being separated from David, he seems like a different person, gaunt and unable to relax. Elena can't get Mark to talk about what he saw that left him so traumatized, so she invites her grandfather Joaquin (Christopher Lee), a veteran psychoanalyst with military experience, for a visit to see if he can help. But as Joaquin struggles to get Mark to open up, the grandfather's presence ignites an old conflict between him and Elena; the doctor was a supporter of Franco during the Spanish Civil War and served under the dictator's regime, and Elena has never been able to forgive him for his actions against the Spanish loyalists.
[edit] Cast
- Colin Farrell - Mark Walsh
- Paz Vega - Elena Morales
- Christopher Lee - Joaquin Morales
- Kelly Reilly - Diane
- Branko Đurić - Dr. Talzani
- Jamie Sives - David
- Reece Ritchie
- Juliet Stevenson
- Ian McElhinney - Ivan
[edit] Locations
Shooting ran from April to June with locations in Ireland and at the Ciudad de la Luz studios in Alicante in Spain.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ali Jaafar (2008-04-10). "Colin Farrell set for Tanovic's 'Triage'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983825.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
[edit] External links
- Triage at the Internet Movie Database
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