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Salting the Battlefield

2014 · 93 min

A cerebral, talky thriller that unfolds with quiet tension and dry wit, rewarding close attention to its tangled political machinations.

Directed by
David Hare
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
Starring
Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
Overview
David Hare concludes his trilogy of films about MI5 renegade Johnny Worricker with another fugue on power, secrets and the British establishment. Johnny Worricker goes on the run with Margot Tyrell across Europe, and with the net closing in, the former MI5 man knows his only chance of resolving his problems is to return home and confront prime minister Alec Beasley.

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Directed by
David Hare
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
Starring
Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, drama, crime
Directed by
David Hare
Written by
David Hare
Starring
Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Ewen Bremner, Judy Davis, Felicity Jones, Olivia Williams, Rupert Graves
Music
Paul Englishby
Cinematography
Thomas Townend
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
German, English, Italian

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