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Traitor (2008) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 45,708 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 128 user | 152 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. Director:Jeffrey Nachmanoff |
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Cast
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| Guy Pearce | ... | ||
| Saïd Taghmaoui | ... |
Omar
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Max Archer
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Alyy Khan | ... |
Fareed
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Chandra Dawkin
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Nathir
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Hassam Ghancy | ... |
Bashir
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Leyla
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Hamzi
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Carter
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Dierdre Horn
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Scali Delpeyrat | ... |
Inspector Gilles
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Mehdi Ortelsberg | ... |
Ali
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Aizoun Abdelkader | ... |
Ahmed
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Samir Horn is a former soldier, a devout Muslim, and U.S. citizen in the Middle East selling bomb detonators to Islamic radicals. He joins their cause as both the FBI and a rogue CIA agent track him. Horn escapes a Yemeni prison, goes underground in France where he proves his abilities, and is sent to the United States to choreograph a simultaneous and multiple terror attack. Will the intelligence agencies talk to each other, and can Horn be stopped? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
29 August 2008 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£78,675 (UK) (27 March 2009)Gross:
£78,675 (UK) (27 March 2009)Company Credits
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Roy Clayton: I don't know you tell me , you've been selling them explosives.
Samir Horn: Oh I sell to who can afford to buy it... like the US Government.
Max Archer: Only ours don't kill innocent people
Samir Horn: Oh yeah they do genius, people just usually have darker skin
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Written by Mark Kilian (ASCAP)
Lyrics by Marcel Adjibi (BMI)
Performed by Marcel Adjibi and Mark Kilian
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Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce would work together again a few years later in "Iron Man 3" (2013). See more »Goofs
In the "Blending In" scene in the French café, Fareed pours champagne for Omar and Samir. Samir protests that the champagne is "halal" when he should have said the opposite Arabic term, "haram." In Arabic, halal means something that is permissible unless prohibited by religious law. Samir should have said the champagne was "haram," meaning it is forbidden or sinful, when he was protesting to Fareed. See more »Quotes
Samir Horn: Oh I'm a terrorist ?Roy Clayton: I don't know you tell me , you've been selling them explosives.
Samir Horn: Oh I sell to who can afford to buy it... like the US Government.
Max Archer: Only ours don't kill innocent people
Samir Horn: Oh yeah they do genius, people just usually have darker skin
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Soundtracks
AyadjidjèWritten by Mark Kilian (ASCAP)
Lyrics by Marcel Adjibi (BMI)
Performed by Marcel Adjibi and Mark Kilian
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Don Cheadle selected another excellent role for himself in a movie that tells the tail of Jihad from the Western and Muslim perspective. If you are expecting an action flick, this is the wrong movie for you. Traitor focuses more on personal relationships than high-tech weapons. The movie makes good use of the actuals tactics and methodology of present day jihadists. But some of the terms, such as the halawas, could be better defined. The way the movie portrays interaction between American security agencies is interesting, but better represents the Cold War era than modern day. The limited information presented about Cheadle's past also leaves just enough for the imagination to wonder. The one negative is that Archie Panjabi's character was not developed enough. She did a solid job with the few lines she was given. However, a more developed Panjabi character would have added more depth to Cheadle. Overall, very good movie that makes you think.