The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Roger Ferris
Russell Crowe
as Ed Hoffman
Mark Strong
as Hani
Ali Suliman
as Omar Sadiki
Simon McBurney
as Garland
Michael Gaston
as Holiday
Mehdi Nebbou
as Nizar
Golshifteh Farahani
as Aisha
Oscar Isaac
as Bassam
Alon Aboutboul
as Al-Saleem
GenerationofSwine
Crowe got second billing and they gave the limelight to DiCaprio instead...that's a great idea. that means that, as usual, DiCaprio is going to shine doing his "this is how you become a different person" thing and Crowe is going to actually act and not just try to hog the limelight. The result is...