Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Khalid Benchagra
- Nadim
- (as Khalid Benchegra)
Yoav Sadian
- Karim (13 Years Old)
- (as Yoav Sadian Rosenberg)
Abdeslam Bounouacha
- Partygoer #3
- (as Abdesselam Abounouacha)
Youssef El Hibaqui
- Gunman
- (as Youssef El Hibaoui)
Hichame Ouraqa
- Abu Rajal
- (as Hicham Ouraqa)
Charley Broderick
- Boston Cop
- (as Charles Broderick)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe city of Tangier in Morocco proved to be especially suitable as a stand-in for Beirut because of a quirky chapter in the city's recent history. "Tangier had a building boom ten years ago and it all came from drug money," producer Monica Levinson explained. "When the government figured that out, they immediately put a stop to the construction, so you have a ton of buildings in Tangier that are just half-built shells. The government didn't want squatters to dwell in these buildings so they took sledge hammers and bulldozers and reduced the buildings to rubble. It was incredible to find all of that existing in Tangier."
- GoofsAlice returns to an apartment in which Cal has been staying that is said to be in a very unsafe area of the city. It is not realistic that a CIA operative in Beirut with responsibilities for supervising all Middle East operations would be domiciled in a very unsafe sector of any city in which his station was located.
- Quotes
Mason Skiles: You're not hallucinating. It's me Mason.
Mason Skiles: [to sandy] I don't want to be anywhere near this murdering fuck
[to Abu Rajal in Arabic]
Mason Skiles: Today is you're lucky night... YOU SON OF A WHORE!
Featured review
One reviewer indicated this was not filmed in Beirut and the city wasn't in the condition as depicted. Not ever having been there I won't dispute but the images of the damages and treatment of individuals were horrifying and set the tone for the film. But, terrorist activities in the area has been well documented since recorded history. Jon Hamm was exceptional in the development of his character and Rosemary Pike may have been somewhat miscast but she managed her character fairly well. What was most disturbing was the probability of sacrificing one to maintain a precarious "peace" in the Region. And, of course, there is the issue of corruption by a U.S. official in another country (go figure). All in all it is a complex story with something of an unlikely conclusion but it was still extremely entertaining.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- High Wire Act
- Filming locations
- Tangier, Morocco(city: Beirut, environs: desert regions)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,019,226
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,734,497
- Apr 15, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $7,509,436
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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