The Two Faces of January (2013)

A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who try to flee a foreign country after one of them is caught up in the murder of a police officer.

Director:

Hossein Amini

Writers:

Hossein Amini (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel)

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Oscar Isaac

Cast

Credited cast:
Kirsten Dunst	...	Colette MacFarland
Viggo Mortensen	...	Chester MacFarland
Oscar Isaac	...	Rydal
Daisy Bevan	...	Lauren
Prometheus Aleifer	...	Young Musician
Yigit Özsener	...	Yahya
Socrates Alafouzos	...	Policeman #3
Evgenia Dimitropoulou	...	Airline Agent
Ozan Tas	...	Receptionist (rumored)
Nikos Mavrakis	...	Greek Young Man On Boat
James Sobol Kelly	...	FBI Agent
Brian Niblett	...	Taxi Driver Crete
Okan Avci	...	Turkish Plain Clothes Man

Storyline

1962. A glamorous American couple, the charismatic Chester MacFarland (Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Dunst), arrive in Athens by boat via the Corinthian Canal. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette's beauty and impressed by Chester's wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands and Chester's affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, Chester presses him to help move the body of a seemingly unconscious man who he claims attacked him. In the moment, Rydal agrees but as events take a more sinister turn he finds himself compromised and unable to pull himself free. His increasing infatuation with the vulnerable and responsive Colette gives rise to Chester's jealousy and paranoia, leading to a tense ...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK USA France

Release Date:

18 December 2013 (France)

Filming Locations:

Chalepa, Chania, Crete, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Timnick Films, StudioCanal, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1