The Translator

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The Translator

2020

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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4 Reviews

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In 2000, Sami was the Arabic-English translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. A slip of the tongue forced him to stay in Australia and live in exile as a political refugee. In 2011, when the Syrian revolution starts and his brother is arrested, Sami risks everything to return to Syria to find him.

Wendy Ide

Screen International

11/16/2020

[An] urgent political thriller which examines the difference between speaking the words of others and actually having a voice.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

02/09/2022

8.5/10

This is an intelligent, well-crafted picture that hits with the power and depth of a nuclear submarine.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

12/04/2020

4/5

Where many other filmmakers who have set films in Syria zoom in on the violence, the directors here concentrate more on the pervasive sense of dread, leaving much to the viewer's imagination.

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Kaleem Aftab

Cineuropa

11/20/2020

The strongest moments of The Translator are when it veers into thought-provoking and challenging statements on the power of peaceful protest.

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In 2000, Sami was the Arabic-English translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. A slip of the tongue forced him to stay in Australia and live in exile as a political refugee. In 2011, when the Syrian revolution starts and his brother is arrested, Sami risks everything to return to Syria to find him.

Director: Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf
Producer: Anas Khalaf, Raphaël Alexandre, Nicolas Leprêtre
Screenwriter: Rana Kazkaz, Magali Negroni
Production Co: Shelter prod, Cocoonfilms, Georges Films, Cinéforom, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Brazen Lot, Arte, Taxshelter. be, SRG - SSR, Charades, Proximus, Doha Film Institute, Philistine Films, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Alba Films, Chicago Media Angels, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Syneastes Films, arte France Cinéma, Loterie Suisse Romande, Tipimages Productions, Artémis Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2022
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)