Synopsis
Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
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Cast
- Angelina JolieMariane Pearl
- Dan FuttermanDaniel Pearl
- Irrfan KhanZeeshan Kazmi
- Archie PanjabiAsra Q. Nomani
- Denis O'HareJohn Bussey
- Harvesp Viraf ChiniwalaAdam Pearl
- Azfar AliAsra's Boyfriend
- Jillian ArmenanteMaureen Platt
- Zachary CoffinMatt McDowell
- Demetri GoritsasJohn Skelton
Recommendations
- 88
Rolling Stone
The film belongs to Jolie. She won an Oscar for 1999's "Girl, Interrupted," but this is by far her best performance. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Expertly fashioned documentary-style drama. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Michael Winterbottom has made an enormously moving document of the tense days between Pearl's capture and the news that he was dead. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The movie is clipped, blunt, and grimly realistic. It is practically a POLICIER , although the suspense is mitigated by our knowledge that the investigation will end badly. - 70
Newsweek
Like many of Winterbottom's movies, it falls a step short of its full potential. Its tact is both its strength and its weakness. The climax feels rushed: it's the rare movie these days that feels too short. - 70
The New Yorker
The result, like many of Winterbottom's films, lies an inch short of disarray; we CAN keep pace with the investigation, but only just, and that sense of splintering honors the unpredictability of the setting. - 70
Variety
In his first studio venture, Michael Winterbottom coaxes forth a staggering wealth of detail from this terse, methodical account of Pearl's kidnapping and murder in Pakistan. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Despite the best of intentions, an actress who makes her own headlines gets in the way of the big picture.
