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2005 · 166 min

A tense, slow-burning political thriller with a personal redemption arc, mixing espionage and biological threat.

Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Genres: Tv movie, Action, Drama
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York

Overview: A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian policewoman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide. The virus would also be released in other populations, but would be treated making the candidate a hero. A side plot has the agent being reunited with his long lost daughter.

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Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Genres: Tv movie, Action, Drama
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Patrick Bergin, Michael York

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
politics
betrayal
redemption
family
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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