"Read between the lies."

2010

2h 8m

6.8(2358 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

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Kim Cattrall

Amelia Bly

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Olivia Williams

Ruth Lang

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Tom Wilkinson

Paul Emmett

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Timothy Hutton

Sidney Kroll

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Jon Bernthal

Rick Ricardelli

Acting

Tim Preece

Roy

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Robert Pugh

Richard Rycart

Acting

David Rintoul

Stranger

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Eli Wallach

Old man

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Jim Belushi

John Maddox

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Anna Botting

SKY TV newsreader

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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

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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

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Robert Seeliger

CNN Newscaster

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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

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Anne Wittman

CNN Newscaster

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Michael S. Ruscheinsky

CNN Reporter

Writing

Mo Asumang

US Secretary of State

Production

Sylke Ferber

Island Ferry Attendant

Acting

Desirée Erasmus

Nancy Emmett

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Errol Shaker

Mainland Ferry Attendant

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Errol Trotman-Harewood

C.I.A Agent on the Ferry

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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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