Traitor (2008)
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Action, Crime, Drama |
Traitor is a American spy thriller film, based on an idea by Steve Martin who is also an executive producer. It is written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. In the film, a Sudanese-American former US soldier with a background in explosives is the prime suspect in a search by an FBI Special Agent, for the bomb-maker in a string of global terror explosions aimed at civilians.
Samir Horn is an Arabic-speaking Sudanese-American and devout Muslim. His Sudanese father was killed by a car bomb when he was a child. As an adult, Samir is first seen operating as an arms dealer. While negotiating a deal with Omar in Yemen he is arrested and thrown into a Yemeni jail. Later, Samir and Omar become friends, and when Omar’s people arrange an escape, they take Samir with them. They meet Fareed, a lieutenant in the al-Nathir terrorist organization. FBI Special Agent Roy Clayton suspects Samir has been radicalized and begins tracking him.
Joining al-Nathir, Samir uses the skills he learned as a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant with the U.S. Army Special Forces to bomb the U.S. consulate in Nice, France. It is revealed that Samir is working under deep cover for a US intelligence contractor, Carter; Samir is devastated when he learns that despite Carter’s covert efforts, innocent people perished in the consulate bombing.
Impressed with Samir, Fareed introduces him to leader Nathir, who discloses a plot to place suicide bombers on 50 buses in the U.S. during Thanksgiving and instructs Samir to act as liaison to each of the al-Nathir sleeper bombers. Later, Carter unwittingly interrupts a meeting between Samir and Omar, and is killed by Omar.
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Writers: Jeffrey Nachmanoff (story & screenplay), Steve Martin (story)
Stars: Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough, Alyy Khan, Archie Panjabi, Raad Rawi
►Cast:
| Don Cheadle | … | Samir Horn |
| Guy Pearce | … | Roy Clayton |
| Saïd Taghmaoui | … | Omar |
| Neal McDonough | … | Max Archer |
| Alyy Khan | … | Fareed |
| Archie Panjabi | … | Chandra Dawkin |
| Raad Rawi | … | Nathir |
| Hassam Ghancy | … | Bashir |
| Mozhan Marnò | … | Leyla (as Mozhan Marno) |
| Adeel Akhtar | … | Hamzi |
| Jeff Daniels | … | Carter |
| Lorena Gale | … | Dierdre Horn |
| Scali Delpeyrat | … | Inspector Gilles |
| Mehdi Ortelsberg | … | Ali (as Medhi Ortelsberg) |
| Abdelkader Aizzoune | … | Ahmed |
| Mohamed Choubi | … | Security Force Captain |
| Farid Regragui | … | Wadi (as Farid Ragragui) |
| Habib Hamdane | … | Scarecrow (as Hamdane Habibe) |
| Youness Sardi | … | Omar’s Crew |
| Joseph Beddelem | … | Omar’s Crew |
| Alaa Safi | … | Omar’s Crew (as Alaa Oumouzoune) |
| Tom Barnett | … | Andrew Kelly |
| Simon Reynolds | … | Ted Blake |
| Matt Gordon | … | Simon |
| P. Rodney Barnes | … | Suicide Bomber #1 |
| Shahla Kareen | … | Suicide Bomber #2 |
| Ali Momen | … | Suicide Bomber #3 |
| Paulino Nunes | … | Suicide Bomber #4 |
| Alexandra Castillo | … | Dark Haired Woman (as Alex Castillo) |
| Jeff Kassel | … | Software Company Manager |
| Mike McPhaden | … | Computer Tech |
| Dani Jazzar | … | Munir |
| Jonathan Walker | … | Hayes (as Jonathan Lloyd Walker) |
| José Heuzé | … | Alvarez |
| Scott Wickware | … | Dupree |
| Elias Zarou | … | Iqbal |
| Catherine Galloway | … | BBC Reporter |
| Myriam Blanckaert | … | Inspector Gilles’ Deputy |
| Nick Alachiotis | … | Ship Crew Member |
| Alex Poch-Goldin | … | FBI Surveillance Agent |
| Natasha Roy | … | Translator #1 |
| Yassine Mamadou | … | Samir (10 Years Old) |
| Omar Mamadou | … | Samir’s Father |
| Mostafa Hnini | … | Fake Policeman (as Mostafa Hniny) |
| Michaël Troude | … | Spanish Patrolman (as Michael Troude) |
| Rodriguez Gelos | … | Tour Group Employee (as Alfonso Rodriguez Gelos) |
| Ron Bell | … | Bus Driver |
| Suzy Brack | … | Redhead on Bicycle |
| David Clark | … | Security Agent |
| Sima Fisher | … | Computer Girl |
| Robert Karn | … | Terrorist |
| John Rainone Jr. | … | Business Executive |
| Giota Trakas | … | Business woman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia