The Interpreter (2005)
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The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, and Jesper Christensen. It is notable for being the first movie to have been shot inside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The movie opens in a dusty African landscape: the Republic of Matobo (a name from the Matobo National Park in Matabeleland Zimbabwe), where rebel leader Ajene Xola (Curtiss Cook) is driving two men, Simon and Philippe, to the abandoned Centennial Stadium. They briefly discuss how President Edmond Zuwanie (Earl Cameron)’s regime has ruthlessly exterminated most of the population, and intimidated the survivors into silence. Upon their arrival at the stadium, they discover that the informants are schoolboys, who point Ajene and Simon in the direction of corpses left by Zuwanie’s security apparatus, while Philippe stays in the car.
Shouting lures Ajene and Simon back to the field, where they are promptly executed by the boys, who are revealed to be willing accomplices of Zuwanie’s secret police. Upon hearing the gunshots, Philippe clambers out of the car and hides, taking pictures of a car arriving carrying Matoban officials, and then escapes the vicinity. Meanwhile, Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) is an interpreter for the United Nations in New York City.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: Martin Stellman (story), Brian Ward (story), Charles Randolph (screenplay), Scott Frank (screenplay), Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, George Harris
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 (as Curtiss I’Cook) |
| Byron Utley | … | Jean Gamba |
| Robert Clohessy | … | FBI Agent King |
| Terry Serpico | … | FBI Agent Lewis |
| David Fonteno | … | Phillip Ostroff |
| John Knox | … | Fred Jameson |
| David Zayas | … | Charlie Russell |
| Lynne Deragon | … | American Ambassador Davis |
| Christopher Evan Welch | … | Jonathan Williams |
| Manuel Mawele | … | African Boy |
| Dino Mulima | … | African Boy |
| Litto | … | African Boy |
| Adrian Martinez | … | Roland |
| Tsai Chin | … | Luan |
| Francine Roussel | … | Isobel |
| Enid Graham | … | Jenny |
| Lou Ferguson | … | Matoban Ambassador |
| Okwui Okpokwasili | … | Tour Guide |
| Vladimir Bibic | … | G.A. President |
| Jacques Sebag | … | French Ambassador |
| Pietro González | … | Chilean Ambassador (as Pietro Gonzales) |
| Patrick Ssenjovu | … | Jad Jamal |
| Michael McGrath | … | Jonathan Ferris (as Michael Patrick McGrath) |
| Paul De Sousa | … | Portuguese Janitor |
| Chris McKinney | … | Forensic Officer |
| Martha Elliott | … | Woman on Bus |
| James Harrison | … | U.N. Security Officer (as Jim Ward) |
| Trevor Archer | … | U.N. Security Officer |
| Ricardo Walker | … | U.N. Security Officer |
| Harry O’Reilly | … | U.N. Security Officer |
| Kirby Mitchell | … | U.N. Security Officer |
| Guy A. Fortt | … | U.N. Security Officer (as Guy Fortt) |
| Ramsey Faragallah | … | Polygraph Technician |
| John Di Benedetto | … | Mechanic |
| Bridget L. Doerksen | … | Stripper |
| Ana Maria Lupo | … | Stripper |
| Nelson Landrieu | … | Spanish Speaking Interpreter |
| Leonid Citer | … | Russian Interpreter |
| Satish Joshi | … | Secretary General |
| Sophie Traub | … | Young Silvia |
| Monty Ashton-Lewis | … | Young Simon |
| Pat Kiernan | … | Self |
| Margot Staub | … | News Reporter |
| Harry Prichett | … | News Reporter |
| Ed Onipede Blunt | … | News Reporter |
| Diane Winter | … | British Airways Ticket Agent |
| Brevard Hudson | … | Interperter |
| Lisa Marie Palmieri | … | UN VIP Delegate |
| Sherae Adams | … | Ambassador of Surname (uncredited) |
| Ernest Dallas Alexis | … | United Nations Protester (uncredited) |
| James P. Anderson | … | Yugoslavian Delegate (uncredited) |
| Michael Arthur | … | United Nations Cop (uncredited) |
| Timothy Auld | … | U.N. Security Officer (uncredited) |
| Anthony M. Bertram | … | Congressman (uncredited) |
| Gerry Robert Byrne | … | U.N. Tourist (uncredited) |
| Hélène Cardona | … | French Interpreter (voice) (uncredited) |
| Wayne Chang | … | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Johnson Chong | … | Chinese Delegate (uncredited) |
| Ty Copeman | … | United Nations Security (uncredited) |
| Dono Cunningham | … | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Greg D’Agostino | … | U.N. Security Officer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Dawson | … | UN Secret Service (uncredited) |
| Mike Dobbins | … | U.N. Protestor (uncredited) |
| Joe Remy Dolinsky | … | Peruvian Diplomat (uncredited) |
| Dana Eskelson | … | Secret Service Agent #1 (uncredited) |
| Marshall Factora | … | Prime Minister at Strip Club (uncredited) |
| Tony Galtieri | … | United Nations Delegate (uncredited) |
| Edwin David Garcia | … | Papua New Guinea Delegate (uncredited) |
| Chuck Gerena | … | Secret Service Agent – motorcade (uncredited) |
| Eli Harris | … | Secretary of Staff (uncredited) |
| Sandi Higgins | … | French Delegate (uncredited) |
| Roland Webb III | … | Camera Man #6 (uncredited) |
| Diane Ingino | … | U.N. Delegate – Republic of San Marino (uncredited) |
| Julie Jei | … | Japanese Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Jossara Jinaro | … | Voice (voice) (uncredited) |
| Christopher Jude | … | Tourist / Protester (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Julian | … | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tanda Kerín | … | U.N. Staff (uncredited) |
| Amerindia Laz | … | UN Delegate (uncredited) |
| Shawn Luckey | … | U.N. Delegate (uncredited) |
| Arthur Lupetti | … | United Nations Delegate (uncredited) |
| Todd Malta | … | Sgt. Luper (uncredited) |
| Dirk Marks | … | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Denis McKeown | … | Delegate from Luxembourg (uncredited) |
| Robert Myers | … | U.N. Delegate (uncredited) |
| Joe O’Dell | … | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Nancy Otero | … | Passenger on Bus (uncredited) |
| Loukas Papas | … | United Nations VIP Defense Delegate (uncredited) |
| Gloria Parks | … | Protester (uncredited) |
| Rose Pasquale | … | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Sydney Pollack | … | Jay Pettigrew (uncredited) |
| Nick Poltoranin | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia