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MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Malkovich
Genre: Political Thriller, Romantic Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: September 20, 2002 (Spain)
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Summary:
Actor John Malkovich made his directorial debut with this tense political thriller, set in an unnamed Latin American nation and based on a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare. Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is a former lawyer who became a police detective as a more direct way of dealing with crime and justice. Rejas has been assigned to investigate a grou... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Javier Bardem - (Augustin Rejas)
Juan Diego Botto - (Sucre)
Laura Morante - (Yolanda)
Elvira Mínguez - (Llosa)
Alexandra Lencastre - (Sylvina)
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Review:
John Malkovich's debut as a feature-film director is a combination of political thriller, police procedural, and love story. Slow and methodical, the film fares better at developing mood (with conside ... Continue >>

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