When financial pressures escalate, marc duval gilles lellouche, mesrine, a frenchman expatriated to gibraltar, becomes a spy for french. Burns, the film stars matt damon as the titular informant named mark whitacre, as well as scott bakula, joel mchale and melanie lynskey. In new york, the informant visited the office of a man whose name has been blacked out from the reports. A mysterious man william mcinnes works as a police informant for a federal agency. The film is about a french town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelous information, particularly targeting a doctor accused of being an abortionist. Whatever other movie you thought you were going to see this weekend, forget it and go see the informant. Foreign theatrical should include the usual frenchspeaking. Gibraltar, also known as border informant is a 20 french crime thriller film written and directed by julien leclercq. With william mcinnes, anita hegh, leeanna walsman, don christopher. This is a unassuming movie, well written, which does everything right. Taking a chance, they realise that he could be a new methodology in their fight against crime, and employ the informant for an important case they have had trouble with. The characters background is shrouded in mystery, with intelligence officers seeking to uncover the truth about his past by working with him. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower.
Foreign theatrical should include the usual french. One of many film partnerships between matt damon and steven soderbergh. Wikiproject northern ireland rated stubclass, lowimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject northern ireland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of northern ireland on wikipedia. With matt damon, tony hale, patton oswalt, lucas mchugh carroll. Wearing one of the most unflattering moustaches ever seen on a major movie star, matt damon stars as mark whitacre, a bigtime corporate executive who decides to tell. Dupa a girlfriend experience acesta este al doilea proiect al lui soderbergh lansat in 2009.
John fords the informer shows fords irish sympathies with the same gusto that the quiet man did, but here hes more political, shaming an irish informant for ninetyone minutes. Coming to it on its own terms however this is an engaging story told with a comic air that works and makes the film as entertaining as it is interesting. But nothing has prepared him for the job he is about to undertake being a spy for the fbi. M att damon gives the best performance of his career so far in this true story of mark whitacre, an overweight, moustachioed, highly paid, highflying executive for a major agribusiness. Taking place from 19871991, martin jim sturgess works his way up the ranks of the ira, while keeping his informant with the police fergis ben kingsley at bay. One of the many baffling wonders of steven soderberghs lively dark comedy the informant. Part two 2008, contagion 2011 and behind the candelabra 20.
A promising pitch and a catchy setting make for a rather mediocre movie in the informant. The informant tv movie 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When financial pressures escalate, marc duval gilles lellouche, mesrine, a frenchman expatriated to gibraltar, becomes a spy for french customs on the. Director steven soderbergh is filming the informant, an upcoming dark comedy thriller film, which is based on the 2000 nonfiction book of the same name written by kurt eichenwald, a former journalist for the new york times.
After all, whitacre isnt your average whistleblower. Nov 21, 2009 m att damon gives the best performance of his career so far in this true story of mark whitacre, an overweight, moustachioed, highly paid, highflying executive for a major agribusiness. The informant 2008 mcinnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police informant for a federal investigative agency. Nov 14, 2008 taking a chance, they realise that he could be a new methodology in their fight against crime, and employ the informant for an important case they have had trouble with. The informant movie is starring matt damon, scott bakula, and joel mchale. Imdb s experts discuss the historymaking documentary nominated at this years oscars that you wont want to miss. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Julien leclercqs brooding, oldfashioned thriller has some of the flavour of john frankenheimers the french connection 2 about it. Playful tale of corporate misdeeds may interest some teens.
The film is based on a true story about an investigation into pricefixing by massive conglomerate archer daniels midland. Based on a bizarrely true story, this is the tale of mark whitacre, a young executive at a food processing corporation who one day tells the fbi that he would like to blow the whistle on illegal activity at his workplace. French films starting by the m letter france in london. This is a multilayered film that not only exposes a mans contradictions a dogooder narcissist. Jun 26, 2008 matt damon is one of our favorite actors. Mark whitacre has worked for lysine developing company adm for many years and. Sep 20, 2009 the serious story behind the informant the informant opened in theaters on friday. Steven soderbergh, matt damon and a long list of comics team up in this new movie about a fumbling informant.
Nov 01, 2010 the interactive transcript could not be loaded. He ended up with a prison sentence three times longer than any of the criminal executives he exposed. The film won the best documentary jury award at the austin film festival in october 2012. A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the french border patrol. Take a look at all the details from this new matt damon film in both formats. Based on martin mcgartlands real life story as a informant for the british police to spy on the ira.
The film is based on elliss 1994 collection of short stories of the same name. The only film with access to darby since his public confession, informant meticulously constructs a picture of his life before and after the death threats through interviews and tense. Other portions of the film were shot in the coachella valley, california. Even as he exposes his companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy to the fbi, whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. The trailer for the informant what was mark whitacre thinking.
Declassified fbi documents dated three years after monroes 1962 death say the film was a frenchtype movie that depicted monroe in unnatural acts with. The informant blows the whistle on dvd and bluray on february 23rd dec 18, 2009. Unwillingly pressured into working as an informant against the illegal pricefixing activities of his company, whitacre gradually adopts the idea that hes a true secret agent. Informant disambiguation the informer disambiguation. The informers is a 2008 american ensemble hollywood drama film written by bret easton ellis and nicholas jarecki and directed by gregor jordan. In the process he saved numerous lives and is still in hiding from the ira today. With the documentary informant, lets start with what is known. Hbo is available through the hbo now streaming app, tv package, or an existing digital subscription. Matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, melanie lynskey, steven soderbergh.
His real name was shahed hussain, and he was a paid informant for the federal bureau of. The informant matt damon, scott bakula, joel mchale, melanie lynskey, steven soderbergh. Brandon darby once worked with a collective in postkatrina new orleans to provide basic services for the populace. Watch hbo on your tv, computer, tablet or mobile phone. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including jennifers body, cloudy with a. Discover how you can enjoy hbos original series, hit movies, documentaries and more. Man on wire james marsh 2008 no mans gentle love jeanpaul civeyrac 2003 no mans neck, a julien duvivier 1932 no manon des sources.
While in the office, the man showed the informant a french type movie depicting monroe. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, mark whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. It depicts whitacres involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine pricefixing conspiracy of the mid1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction book the informant, by journalist kurt eichenwald. The star is also easy to admire because he stays out of the tabloids and seems like a great family man. Some exterior shots were done in mesa, arizona, in november 2008. Host liane hansen speaks to investigative writer kurt eichenwald, whose book, the informant.
By nicolas rapold in the septemberoctober 2009 issue whistleblower mark whitacre matt damon would not be out of place in a coen brothers capera bumbling manicamerican with an eye on the prize and a silly mustachebut instead hes the perplexing subject of steven soderberghs strange new film. The informant 1997 caught and grilled by a brutal policeman timothy dalton and a british lieutenant cary elwes, an ira assassin anthony brophy reluctantly agrees to testify against cohorts. Informant raises the possibility of fluid truth in a system addicted to false binaries. Based upon the 2000 nonfiction novel of the same name, one may expect a thriller more. While were about it, it is also a film that catches steven. A true story, is the subject of the new movie starring matt damon. Hes bumbling, indiscreet, and grandiose at least in this take on his story. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Director julien leclercqs tale of a snitch working for the french border patrol has a smart premise. Sep 16, 2009 mark whitacre was the highestranking executive in u.
The informant 1997 film jump to navigation jump to search. A rising star at agriindustry giant archer daniels midland adm, whitacre matt damon suddenly turns whistleblower. Mcinnes plays a suburban dad who works as a police. Dec 26, 2012 britt robertson and scott eastwood flashback hot scenes the longest ride 2015 ending duration. Hes the star of good will hunting, all the jason bourne movies and so many more films, of course.
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