Traitor

(USA, 2008, 114 minutes)

A former US soldier, a devout Muslim who seems to have become part of a terrorist cell, is chased around the world by an FBI agent. Smart, edgy thriller that introduces some welcome (and topical) political and moral complexityinto a solid genre entry.

Overture Films presents a Mandeville Films/Hyde Park Entertainment/Crescendo production. Starring Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce; Saïd Taghmaoui, Neal McDonough, Alyy Khan, Archie Panjabi; and Jeff Daniels. Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff; produced by David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Silver; screenplay by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, based on a story by Steve Martin and Jeffrey Nachmanoff; music by Mark Kilian; director of photography (Technicolor), J. Michael Muro; production designer, Laurence Bennett; costume designer, Gersha Phillips; film editor, Billy Fox.