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The Numbers Station (2013)

The Numbers Station poster
Directed by
Kasper Barfoed
Genre
spy film, drama film
Country
Belgium, United States, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 599 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A burned out CIA agent is assigned to protect a female code operator at a secret numbers station in the British countryside. They face a sudden attack that forces them to fight for survival.

tensebleakslow-burnclaustrophobicatmosphericsuspensefulsomber

What happens

The Numbers Station is a 2013 American action thriller film, starring John Cusack and Malin Åkerman, about a burned-out CIA black ops agent assigned to protect the code operator at a secret American numbers station somewhere in the British countryside. The film was directed by Danish director Kasper Barfoed, written by F. Scott Frazier and the camera work was by Icelandic cinematographer Óttar Guðnason with Production Design by Ged Clarke. It was produced by brothers Sean and Bryan Furst of American Furst Films and Nigel Thomas at British production and film finance company Matador Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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