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Promotional poster for *The Interpreter*

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

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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 her FBI protector, Tobin Keller.

The presumed target is the President of the Republic of Matobo, Edmond Zuwanie, who is about to arrive in New York to speak before the General Assembly in a desperate attempt to head off prosecution in the International Criminal Court]]. Both the country and leader are fictional, but they appear to be caricatures of Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe; the fictional flag used in in the film as well as the fictional history mentioned are very similar to those of Zimbabwe.

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. Meanwhile, Tobin is still recovering from the loss of his wife Laurie in a car accident in Santa Fe only two weeks before.

Tagline: The truth needs no translation.

Trivia

It is the first movie ever filmed inside the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council buildings.
The country Matobo and the language Ku were especially created for this film.

Cast

Nicole Kidman – Silvia Broome
Sean Penn – Tobin Keller
Catherine Keener – Dot Woods
Jesper Christensen – Nils Lud
Yvan Attal – Philippe
Earl Cameron – Zuwanie
George Harris – Kuman-Kuman
Michael Wright – Marcus
Clyde Kusatsu – Police Chief Lee Wu
Eric Keenleyside – Rory Robb
Hugo Speer – Simon Broome
Maz Jobrani – Mo
Yusuf Gatewood – Doug
Curtiss Cook – Ajene Xola
Byron Utley – Jean Gamba

External links

Official site
The Interpreter at IMDb

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-It has a complex plot involving a [[United Nations]] [[interpreter (communication)|interpreter]], Silvia Broome ([[Nicole Kidman]]), who becomes aware of an assassination attempt. [[Sean Penn]] plays her [[FBI]] protector, Tobin Keller. The next visit of the Matobo president Zuwanie (an invented country and leader, but they appear to be caricatures of [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Robert Mugabe]]; the fictional flag used in in the film as well as the fictional history mentioned are very similar to those of Zimbabwe) will be the chance for killing him during a discourse pronounced to the General Assembly. At the same time, her brother Simon is in danger at her homeland, preparing a meeting between the two main oppositors to the dictatorship, Kuman-Kuman and Ajene Xola, and on the other hand Tobin has had his wife killed in an auto accident two weeks before.
+The film has a complex plot involving a [[United Nations]] [[interpreter (communication)|interpreter]], Silvia Broome ([[Nicole Kidman]]), who accidentally overhears two people planning to assassinate someone. [[Sean Penn]] plays her [[FBI]] protector, Tobin Keller.
+The presumed target is the President of the Republic of Matobo, Edmond Zuwanie, who is about to arrive in New York to speak before the General Assembly in a desperate attempt to head off prosecution in the International Criminal Court]].  Both the country and leader are fictional, but they appear to be caricatures of [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Robert Mugabe]]; the fictional flag used in in the film as well as the fictional history mentioned are very similar to those of Zimbabwe.
+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.  Meanwhile, Tobin is still recovering from the loss of his wife Laurie in a car accident in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]] only two weeks before.
 Tagline: ''The truth needs no translation''.