Thursday, November 1, 2007

The Kingdom


When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers, into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol--and with the clock ticking on their five days--the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts, who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury's crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Colonel Al-Ghazi, who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene. With these unlikely allies sharing a propulsive commitment to crack the case, the team is led to the killer's front door. Now in a fight for their own lives, strangers united by one mission won't stop until justice is found.

Production Status: Released

Logline: A team of U.S. counter-terrorism investigators set out to find the perpetrators behind a deadly attack on Americans in a Middle Eastern country. In order to work through the bureaucracy and cultural hostility, the team enlists a local police officer.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr 50 min
Release Date: September 28th, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for intense sequences of graphic brutal violence, and for language.
Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution
Production Co.: Stuber/Parent, Forward Pass, Inc.
Studios: Universal Pictures
Financiers: Relativity Media
U.S. Box Office: $45,951,010
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California USA
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Washington DC USA
Produced in: United States

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