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Summary
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
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- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 45Audiences 56GoodWatch 51
Metascore48
Tomatometer41%
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings2.7/5
User score5.4
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104108Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 35 more
+17Released
2018
January 18, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Denmark- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more20 people
- Theo JamesMichael
- Jacqueline BissetChristina Dupre
- Ben KingsleyPasha
- Rossif SutherlandTrevor
- Brian MarkinsonRasnetsov
- Rachel WilsonLily
- Belçim BilginNashim
- Shauna MacDonaldReporter
Daniela LavenderRuth
Aidan DevineJustin Cutter
Peshang RadHassan
Mishu VellaniAward Presenter
Dwight IrelandU.S. Customs Agent
Elena KhanPrisoner
Hattie KragtenKate
Alex HatzWSJ Editor
Carlos PinderCabbie- ZGZahir GilaniBearded Man
- AAAbbas AbdulghaniKurdish Imam
- FLFabio LusvarghiUnited Nations Staff
Directing · 1
- Per Fly Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Daniel Pyne Screenplay
- Michael Soussan Novel
Production · 19
- Theo James Executive Producer
- Robert Ogden Barnum Executive Producer
- Mark Gingras Executive Producer
- Lone Scherfig Executive Producer
- Stephen Bowen Executive Producer
- Mark Slone Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Brendan Steacy Director of Photography
- Sabrina Lantos Still Photographer
Editing · 3
- Susan Shipton Editor
- Morten Giese Editor
- Janus Billeskov Jansen Editor
Sound · 3
- Todor Kobakov Music
- Kristoffer Salting Sound Editor
- Niklas Skarp Sound Effects Editor
Art · 5
- Niels Sejer Production Design
- Monica Sallustio Art Direction
- Mary Kirkland Set Decoration
- Abdellah Baadil Art Direction
- Mohamed Rakaa Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ruth Secord Costume Design
- Catherine Viot Makeup Department Head
- Bouchra Sakhi Makeup Artist
- Hayat Ouled Dahhou Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Alexander Schepelern Visual Effects Supervisor
- Haig Petrus Visual Effects Supervisor
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