"Read between the lies."

2010

2h 8m

6.8(2319 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

Acting

Ewan McGregor

The Ghost

Acting

Pierce Brosnan

Adam Lang

Acting

Kim Cattrall

Amelia Bly

Acting

Olivia Williams

Ruth Lang

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Tom Wilkinson

Paul Emmett

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Timothy Hutton

Sidney Kroll

Acting

Jon Bernthal

Rick Ricardelli

Acting

Tim Preece

Roy

Acting

Robert Pugh

Richard Rycart

Acting

David Rintoul

Stranger

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Eli Wallach

Old man

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Jim Belushi

John Maddox

Acting

Anna Botting

SKY TV newsreader

Acting

Yvonne Tomlinson

Stewardess

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Milton Welsh

Taxi Driver

Crew

Alister Mazzotti

Protection Officer Nº1

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Tim Faraday

Barry

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Kate Copeland

Alice

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Soogi Kang

Dep

Acting

Hong Thay Lee

Duc

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John Keogh

Protection Officer Nº2

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Hans-Peter Sussner

Protection Officer Nº3

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Stuart Austen

Protection Officer Nº4

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Marianne Graffam

Lucy

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Morgane Polanski

Hotel Receptionist

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Andy Gütig

Protection Officer Nº5

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Robert Wallhöfer

Protection Officer Nº6

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Glenn Conroy

Barman

Acting

Robert Seeliger

CNN Newscaster

Acting

Clayton Nemrow

Journalist

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Julia Kratz

Woman with bullhorn

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Nyasha Hatendi

Josh

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Daphne Alexander

Connie

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Angelique Fernandez

War Crime Prosecutor

Acting

Anne Wittman

CNN Newscaster

Acting

Michael S. Ruscheinsky

CNN Reporter

Writing

Mo Asumang

US Secretary of State

Production

Sylke Ferber

Island Ferry Attendant

Acting

Desirée Erasmus

Nancy Emmett

Acting

Errol Shaker

Mainland Ferry Attendant

Acting

Errol Trotman-Harewood

C.I.A Agent on the Ferry

Acting

Talin Lopez

C.I.A Agent on the Ferry

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Joel Kirby

Motel Receptionist

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Regine Hentschel

Diner Waitress

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Jeff Burrell

Frank

Acting

Daniel Sutton

Hatherton Stewart

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Eben Young

FBI Agent

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Jaymes Butler

FBI Agent

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