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Short description
CIA agent Alice Racine is called back into service to prevent a terrorist strike in London. Specialized in interrogations, she works to stop a plot involving a dangerous biological or chemical weapon. As she investigates, she discovers that her own agency has been infiltrated by a mole and that her classified information has been compromised. Forced to operate outside the usual rules, she must identify the traitor and stop the attack to save the city.
This action thriller was directed by Michael Apted and is the 19th film in his career, following 2012's Chasing Mavericks. The movie features a cast including Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, and Toni Collette. It was produced by Lionsgate, di Bonaventura Pictures, Lipsync Productions, and Bloom, with a screenplay written by Peter O'Brien.
The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and was a joint production between the United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, and Switzerland. Audience reception is consistent across platforms, with a 6.3 rating on IMDb from 37,848 votes and a 6.3 rating on TMDB from 1,235 votes. In contrast, film critics gave the movie a lower score of 4.3 based on 57 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- In working on the film, the authors drew inspiration from both classic spy films such as "The Third Man" (Carol Reed, 1949) and "Three Days of the Condor" (Sydney Pollack, 1975), as well as modern works like the "Jason Bourne" franchise. The FBI, as well as a former US Navy SEAL and CIA officer, provided invaluable support to screenwriter Peter O'Brien as a technical consultant.
- The directorial debut of producer Georgina Townsley, who previously worked in documentary filmmaking.
- In the early stages of production (in 2014), Mikael Håfström was supposed to direct the film.
- Filming lasted from November 3, 2014, to January 17, 2015.
- Noomi Rapace was confirmed for the lead role in the film as early as April 7, 2014.
- Orlando Bloom and Michael Douglas joined the project on September 7, 2014.
- Toni Collette and John Malkovich were cast in the film on November 6, 2014.
- The film's plot unfolds primarily in London, but filming the entire movie there would have cost a fortune, so the crew worked in London for only six days, while the rest of the filming took place in Prague.
- One of the main action scenes was planned to be filmed in Paris, but due to a terrorist attack in the French capital, a different location had to be found for the shoot.
- During the filming of a fight scene, Noomi Rapace was accidentally hit in the face with an elbow, breaking her nose. She briefly lost consciousness, but upon waking, she insisted on continuing to film, only learning the severity of the injury at the end of the shooting day.
- Screenwriter Peter O'Brien received invaluable technical consultancy support from the FBI, as well as from a CIA officer and former member of the US Navy SEALs.
Auditions in India
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