The International (2009)
- Directed by
- Tom Tykwer
- Genre
- action film, mystery film, political thriller film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 1,439 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Interpol agent and a district attorney investigate a corrupt bank that finances organized crime and rogue governments. They face deadly resistance as they try to expose the bank's global criminal operations.
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What happens
The International is a 2009 action thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer and written by Eric Warren Singer. Starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, the film follows an Interpol agent and an American district attorney who jointly investigate corruption within the IBBC, a fictional merchant bank based in Luxembourg. It serves organized crime and corrupt governments as a banker and as an arms broker. The bank's ruthless managers assassinate potential threats, including their own employees. Inspired by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) scandal of the 1980s, the film raises concerns about how global finance affects international politics across the world. Production began in Berlin in September 2007, including the construction of a life-size replica of New York's Guggenheim Museum for the film's central shootout scene. The International opened the 59th Berlin International Film Festival on 5 February 2009, and was released in Germany on 12 February and in the United States the following day. It received mixed reviews from critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus being "The International boasts some electric action sequences and picturesque locales, but is undone by its preposterous plot". The film grossed $60 million on a budget of $50M. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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