The Interpreter
Short description
Silvia Broome, an interpreter at the United Nations in New York, overhears a conversation suggesting that an assassination is being planned. The apparent target is Edmond Zuwanie, president of the African state of Matobo, who is expected to address the General Assembly while facing accusations of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Silvia reports what she heard, and federal agent Tobin Keller is assigned to look into the threat, though he doubts her account at first. As the killers close in on her and people connected to her come under pressure, the question becomes how far Silvia's own past and loyalties shape what she is telling the authorities, and whether Keller can act before the attack takes place.
Sydney Pollack directed the film, the sixteenth of the seventeen features he made, following Random Hearts and preceding Amazing Grace. Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian and Charles Randolph wrote the screenplay, and the large cast of sixty-eight credited performers is headed by Nicole Kidman as Silvia and Sean Penn as Keller, with Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal and Earl Cameron in supporting roles.
Released in April 2005, the film cost around eighty million dollars and took roughly twice that at the worldwide box office. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.4 from about 114,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.3 from a much smaller number of votes, while a critics' rating of 6.5 from 190 reviews places professional assessments close to the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The first film in the world to be shot inside the UN building.
- Nicole Kidman had to interrupt filming to reshoot certain scenes for 'The Stepford Wives' (2004), which received negative feedback after the first test screening.
- The majority of the extras were real UN employees who were allowed to participate in the filming after signing certain documents.
- The first film in the world to be shot inside the UN building. Filming took place on weekends so as not to interfere with the organization's work.
- The film features a fictional African state called Matobo.
- Jackie Chan was offered one of the roles in this film. After looking at the script, Jackie told his manager: "There's too much dialogue here."
- Members of the film crew were allowed to bring knives into the UN building, which were necessary for their work.
- Sidney Pollack lost a lot of effort to obtain permission to film at the UN. Eventually, reaching Kofi Annan, the director finally got his way. Filming took place on weekends so as not to interfere with the organization's workflow.
- Pollack wanted to cast Naomi Watts in the lead role, but she gave the role to her friend Nicole Kidman, who was eager to appear in the film. She signed the contract without even reading the script.
- Filming was initially scheduled to take place in Toronto. An exact replica of the UN General Assembly proved too expensive, so efforts were made to resolve the issue by filming on location on weekends.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
