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Traitor (2008)

Traitor poster
Directed by
Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Genre
drama film, thriller film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 723 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former Sudanese-American soldier becomes the main suspect in a global terror bombing case. An FBI agent pursues him across several countries to uncover the truth about his loyalties.

suspensefulparanoidtensegrittymoral-ambiguousfast-pacedintricateserious

What happens

Traitor is a 2008 American spy thriller film written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, based on a story by Steve Martin. In the film, a former Sudanese-American soldier (Don Cheadle) with a background in explosives is the prime suspect in a search by an FBI Special Agent (Guy Pearce) for the bomb-maker in a string of global terror explosions aimed at civilians. The film was released on August 27, 2008. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $27 million against its $22 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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