Traitor

The truth is complicated.

This modern spy-vs-spy thriller is set against the backdrop of the war against terrorism, with the US agents pitted against Moslem fighters. We follow the path of a man who appears to be a terrorist, but is actually an undercover agent (but who for?). After getting arrested and broken out of jail, he finds himself in the inner circle of a terrorist group, plotting an event in America. At the same time, FBI agents are hot on his trail, while his secret CIA handler keeps his distance and tries to manage things. When you're not sure who is on your side, or who you can trust, things can get complicated...

115 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Crime, Drama, Thriller.

It's my turn!!

Credits

Cast	Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough, Alyy Khan, Archie Panjabi
Director	Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Screenplay	Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Steve Martin
Music	Mark Kilian
Cinematography	J. Michael Muro
Editing	Billy Fox
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in	2008
Produced by	Overture Films, Mandeville Films, Hyde Park Entertainment, Crescendo Productions

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith	10
Die Burger Mariana Malan	10
iAfrica.com Gideon Nieuwoudt As an action thriller, it succeeds with ease.	15
The Citizen Annette Bayne	15
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert	15
eye Weekly Kieran Grant As a story suspicious of theocracy and bureaucracy and open-minded about faith and geopolitics, Traitor’s convictions infiltrate and win the day.	10
ReelViews James Berardinelli As a thriller for adults who don't require manic chases, frenetic shoot-outs, and ten cuts per second, Traitor is smart, effective, and at times suspenseful. It's one of a very few terrorist-themed movies that presents its situation without resorting to exploitation or oversimplification.	15
ScreenIt C. Fuchs A decent but otherwise unremarkable thriller.	10
Metacritic.com 29 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 156 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite another reliable performance from Don Cheadle, Traitor suffers from too many cliches and an unfocused narrative.	12
What the People say
Internet 16053 Netizens Entertaining but nothing new	14
Average .. 63%	13

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Traitor

Credits

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 63%

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