When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. With a "Rashomon" narrative style, the attempted assassination is told from five different perspectives.
The US president(William Hurt)is attending an anti-terrorism summit in Spain and becomes the target of an assassination attempt.
Shots are fired and bombs detonated in and around the outdoor arena where the leaders & hundreds of onlookers are gathered.
The presidents secret service team lead by agent Barnes(Dennis Quaid) immediately swings into action to try and apprehend the attacker.
We are shown the same events unfolding from several different viewpoints and it soon becomes clear that sinister forces are at work and not all is as it seems.
Plenty of thrills and spills ensue including a memorable car chase scene toward the end of the movie.
Solid performances from main characters Hurt,Quaid and Matthew Fox(Lost) and good supporting roles from Sigourney Weaver & Forrest Whittaker.
Overall- a unique way of telling a story seen from differing 'vantage points'-
Fantastic film. Keeps you guessing until the end. Great action scenes if a little far fetched. Gets a bit irritating when they repeat the same start 8 times but all worth it for a really good film. Different from anything I had seen before and I loved seeing the film shot from all the characters prospetives. Great acting from all the cast. 5 stars.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. 8 Strangers, 8 Points of view... 1 Truth. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker), an American tourist videotaping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex (Sigourney Weaver), an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It's only as we follow each person's perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed. Actors Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Zoe Saldana & Edgar Ramirez. Director Pete Travis. Certificate 12 years and over. Year 2008. Screen Widescreen 2.40:1 Anamorphic. Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages Hungarian ; Czech ; Polish. Subtitles Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English (UK) ; Finnish ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Slovak ; Slovene ; Swedish. Duration 1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
Tense, political thriller that follows an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. While visiting Spain to attend a global summit on terrorism, the American president is shot, causing instant panic and confusion in the watching crowd. Amongst them, tourist Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker) has videotaped what he believes to be the gunman, and brings it to the attention of the secret service agents present. The story then unfolds from the perspective of five witnesses, each following events immediately prior to and after the assassination, each one supplying a piece of the puzzle, until the final shocking truth can be revealed.
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