Movie

The Interpreter

2005 · 128 min

A slow-burning political thriller that keeps you leaning in, mixing procedural detail with quiet, grief-soaked tension.

Tagline: The truth needs no translation.
Overview: After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, justice, corruption, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
justice
corruption
power
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none