The Interpreter (2005)


Nicole Kidman           Silvia Broome
Sean Penn               Tobin Keller
Catherine Keener        Dot Woods
Jesper Christensen      Nils Lud
Yvan Attal              Philippe
Earl Cameron            Zuwanie
George Harris           Kuman-Kuman
Michael Wright          Marcus
Clyde Kusatsu           Police Chief Lee Wu
Eric Keenleyside        Rory Robb
Hugo Speer              Simon Broome
Maz Jobrani             Mo
Yusuf Gatewood          Doug
Curtiss Cook            Ajene Xola
Byron Utley             Jean Gamba
Robert Clohessy         FBI Agent King
Terry Serpico           FBI Agent Lewis
David Wolos-Fonteno     Phillip Ostroff
John Knox (III)         Fred Jameson
David Zayas             Charlie Russell
Lynne Deragon           American Ambassador Davis
Christopher Evan Welch  Jonathan Williams

Directed by:            Richard Shepard
Produced by:            Bill Block, Paul Hanson, Adam Merims


Escalating events begin when African-born U.N. translator Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a 
death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can 
understand. With the words The Teacher will never leave this room alive, in an instant, Silvia's life 
is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal 
agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' 
past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be 
involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a 
victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep 
her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's 
strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and 
reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows 
and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation 
that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late. 

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Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat 
against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With 
the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down 
as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, 
Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive 
world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. 
With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something 
else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on 
one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the 
subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human 
behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the 
balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing 
as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late.