Explosions have occurred in several major European cities; terrorists have claimed responsibility and pledge to continue the attacks. Amsterdam, Manchester and other cities have fallen victim to the jihadist war against the West.
Agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) of the CIA is a special operative who’s mission it is to find information on the Al-Qaeda terrorist Al Saleem. His mission takes him around the Middle East from places like Iraq, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.
With the help of his supervisor, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), Ferris makes contact with the Jordanian General Intelligence Department, headed by Hani Salaam (Mark Strong).
Ferris and Hoffman discover the existence of an Al-Qaeda safe-house which, with the assistance of Hani Salaams operatives, they stake out. However, another of Hoffman’s agents blows the operation and sends one of Al Saleem’s men running. Ferris is forced to kill him in order to protect the mission.
Having received several injuries from rabid dogs while trying to prevent Saleem’s man from escaping, Ferris goes to a hospital to receive treatment. There, he meets Aisha (Golshifteh Farahani), whom he immediately begins to like.
The continued cooperation between the Americans and the Jordanians ends when Hoffman sends men to kidnap one of Hani’s best operatives inside the safe house, an operative that Hoffman had personally asked Hani to turn over.
Ferris then leaves Jordan for the United Arab Emirates where he begins work on his own project to create a fictional terrorist group which he hopes will be contacted by Al Saleem’s organization. However the plan backfires when Al Saleem finds and interrogates the man that Ferris arranged to be the head of his false terror cell (the man he chose was not aware of his new job).
After this, Ferris looses complete trust with Hani, who had welcomed him back to Jordan on the condition that Ferris be truthful from then on. Aisha is kidnapped and Ferris offers himself as a trade.
The film, directed by Ridley Scott, is a fast-paced and thrilling experience. Full of violent and very realistic gunfights and scenes of torture, the film paints a very real picture of the violence in the Middle East.
The performances given by the main stars in the picture, particularly Crowe and Strong, are very good. Many of the lesser characters also gave very convincing portrayals.
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