Taglines: No one is safe.
Tobin Frost was once a well respected CIA agent, until he turned nine years ago, he who is now wanted for espionage. Largely underground, he voluntarily turns himself in to the US government via their consulate in Cape Town, South Africa.
From there, he is transferred to a safe house overseen by neophyte CIA agent Matthew Weston, this posting which is relatively low within the bureaucracy. Weston’s job is to protect his house guests at all cost. Out of circumstance, Weston and Frost are forced to go on the run from the house, largely without the help of anyone else within the agency, including those at Langley such as Weston’s boss David Barlow, Barlow’s peer Catherine Linklater who is in charge of the section interrogating Frost, and their superior Deputy Director Harlan Whitford, that is until they are able to give him further instructions.
Weston’s task is difficult as they are being pursued by some men who are after Frost for some reason and are willing to kill, and Frost is largely an unwilling companion, who tries to undermine Weston, particularly psychologically, and escape at every opportunity. Weston has no idea why Frost came in, something those at Langley are trying to determine.
Weston knows his career is on the line if he fails in the mission, that is if he survives. During the process, Weston is continually thinking about his girlfriend, French national Ana Moreau, to who he lied about his job, and thus whose life may be in danger without her even knowing it or ever knowing why it may have been in danger.
Safe House is a 2012 South African-American action thriller film directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Denzel Washington, Vera Farmiga, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Liam Cunningham, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Tracie Thoms and Jenna Dover. The film was released on February 10, 2012, in North America by Universal Pictures.
Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa. The film premiered in New York City on February 7, 2012, and was released in U.S. theaters on February 10, 2012. While Washington and Reynolds’ performances were praised, the film received mixed reviews. The film earned $208 million worldwide against its $85 million budget.
Safe House (2012)
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Denzel Washington, Vera Farmiga, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Liam Cunningham, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Tracie Thoms, Jenna Dover
Screenplay by: David Guggenheim
Production Design by: Brigitte Broch
Cinematography by: Oliver Wood
Film Editing by: Richard Pearson
Costume Design by: Susan Matheson
Set Decoration by: Melinda Launspach, Andrew McCarthy, Tom Olive
Art Direction by: Nigel Churcher, Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson, Shira Hockman, Pablo Maestre Galli
Music by: Ramin Djawadi
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence throughout and some language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: February 10, 2012
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