The Kingdom (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Peter Berg

Guionista (WGA):

Matthew Michael Carnahan (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

28 septiembre 2007 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Trust No One

Plot:

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Plot Keywords:

Saudi Arabia | FBI | Compound | Investigation | FBI Agent

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

entertaining and more than an action flick

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

1:15 AM

MAX

Reparto

Jamie Foxx	...	Ronald Fleury
Chris Cooper	...	Grant Sykes
Jennifer Garner	...	Janet Mayes
Jason Bateman	...	Adam Leavitt
Ashraf Barhom	...	Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
Ali Suliman	...	Sergeant Haytham
Jeremy Piven	...	Damon Schmidt
Richard Jenkins	...	Robert Grace
Tim McGraw	...	Aaron Jackson
Kyle Chandler	...	Francis Manner
Frances Fisher	...	Elaine Flowers
Danny Huston	...	Gideon Young
Kelly AuCoin	...	Ellis Leach
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Maricella Canavesio
Minka Kelly	...	Miss Ross

También conocida como:

Operation: Kingdom (Alemania)
El reino (Argentina) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
La sombra del reino (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for intense sequences of graphic brutal violence, and for language.

Duración:

110 min

País:

USA | Alemania

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:18 | Denmark:15 | South Africa:16LV | USA:R (certificate #43538) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:16 | Kuwait:(Banned) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:-12 | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:PG-12 | Taiwan:R-12 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:15 | New Zealand:R16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

The production team had originally wanted to shoot the film on location in Saudi Arabia, but political and logistical issues made this far too difficult. Instead, Tom Duffield and the production design team re-constructed exterior urban scenes for the chase and shootout on an empty lot near Mesa, Arizona, using photographs from the internet and some that director Peter Berg had taken on a visit to the country prior to filming. Some additional on location photography was shot in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This includes the Prince's palace and larger exteriors with skyscrapers, major city streets and highways.

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): When they are all at the roof top and Al Ghazi is about to inform Mayes she can't attend, he seems to get nervous. Before being able to say it, he asks her how her ear is (from the incident earlier) and asks if it was her right (while pointing at the left one) or left (while pointing at the right one).

Citas:

[first lines]
Narrator #1: After capturing most of the Arabian Peninsula with the help of the Wahhabi Islamic warriors, Ibn Saud establishes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-29)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Don't Start Countin' On Me

entertaining and more than an action flick

The plot is twisting and the movie overall spectacular, although this Jason Bourne style story cannot be taken too seriously, in my opinion. The director, just to make the product more real and grab the attention, tries to add complexity and depth but the level reminds somehow the one of episodic TV. There are a few surprises, some forensic elements and the flick bears some resemblance to Syriana, that was a well done film. Action is undeniably spectacular but Jennifer Garner is not that believable and conceptual flaws are present in the plot. The finale is tear jerker but makes sense eventually, since it's not so far from reality..