The Ghost Writer (2010)

France, United Kingdom, Germany

Thriller, Mystery

R.P. Productions, Studio Babelsberg, Runteam, France 2 Cinéma, Summit Entertainment, FilmFörderung Hamburg, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, France Télévisions, Bogard, 321 Films, R.P. Films, Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Runteam III Ltd., Pathé, StudioCanal

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton

Roman Polanski

Robert Harris, Roman Polanski

Taglines: Read between the lies.

london, england, central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, politics, war crimes, massachusetts, author, martha's vineyard

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

Reviews:

Author: Renovatio
Such an eerie and haunting movie… I expected just another political thriller, but this is so much more interesting… The remote setting, the media storm… the layered motivations of the characters, sexual, financial, political etc… It was also great to see cinematography that wasn’t just close ups of talking heads, which is the norm for these kinds of movies… I also liked the parallels to the real world, the Blair-esque prime minister, the Middle Eastern wars and such, but also that it really is it’s own movie and is more concerned with painting a certain world than with commenting on current events…