The Eavesdropper
2016 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 5.9 · 57% critics
After a long stretch of unemployment following a breakdown, a man takes a well-paid job transcribing recorded phone calls for a mysterious employer. What seems like routine work pulls him into a tense political scheme, forcing him to navigate secrecy, surveillance, and the harsh realities of an underground intelligence world.
Also known as Scribe
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Details
- Original title
- La Mécanique de l'ombre
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-10-19
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (182 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like slow-burn, paranoid spy thrillers with a minimalist feel and moral pressure, in the vein of The Conversation; Not for you if you want fast action, clear answers, or a tightly explained plot.
Pros: paranoid intrigue; strong performances; tense atmosphere | Cons: slow pace; confusing plot; implausible setup
Themes
- wiretapping
Cast & crew
François Cluzet
as Duval
Denis Podalydès
as Clément
Sami Bouajila
as Labarthe
Simon Abkarian
as Gerfaut
Alba Rohrwacher
as Sara
Philippe Résimont
as De Grugy
Daniel Hanssens
as Albert
Bruno Georis
as Labarthe's right-hand man
Olivier Bony
as The neighbor
Bernard Eylenbosch
as The right-hand man
Directed by Thomas Kruithof