Summary
John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for his failures. However, once there he stumbles upon a chemical weapons outrage that points to a sinister political-industrial conspiracy.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1998
February 22, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
DramaActionThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Belgium
United Kingdom
20 people
John HurtJames morton
Rosana PastorHelena Moguentes
Alice KrigeIsabelle Morton
Armin Mueller-StahlHans Koenig
Johan LeysenHorst Kramer
Simon ChandlerPeter Simpson
David MorrisseyMurray Lomax
James FaulknerGordon Cartwright
Alan MacNaughtanKarl Ritter
Bill BolenderArthur Groom
Julian WadhamDer Premierminister
Adrian BrinePresident of Court
John AbbottCommissioner's Laywer
Kevork MalikyanGreek Commissioner- JWJohn WarnabyHugo
- TWThorsten WienJournalist
- TZTom ZahnerTechnician
- SLSigo LorfeoItalian Commissioner
- JDJudith DawsonTV Journalist
- IHIan HalcrowTV Reporter
Directing · 1
- George Sluizer Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Christina Kallas Screenplay, Producer
- Stanley Johnson Novel
Production · 1
- Luciano Gloor Producer
Camera · 2
- Bruno de Keyzer Director of Photography
- Witold Stok Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Denise Vindevogel Editor
Sound · 1
- Loek Dikker Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Heidi Lüdi Production Design
- Sonja Klaus Set Decoration
- Hucky Hornberger Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jany Temime Costume Design
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