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Trade Routes

Directed by Jim Loftus (Clinton White House Aid)

Quotes:

A Classic Political Thriller; In the Tradition of: BODY OF LIES, GREEN ZONE & SYRIANA
“People have morals… Nations have interests.” — CIA Officer, off the record.

Awards:

Winner! Best Foreign Picture! Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Winner! Best Picture! Chicago International Film Festival!

Synopsis:

An intelligent look at the dirty business of democratization,
written and directed from the experienced vantage point of a US diplomat.

With inter-twining stories detalining the unscrupulous rules that govern foreign espionage after the Cold War, TRADE ROUTES is a brazen look at current international politics and American foreign policy. Set against an Eastern European nation’s election, in a country that a few short years ago was the most notorious communist dictatorship, the film charts the paths of five characters; An aging CIA
officer relegated to an outpost due to his scandalous connections to rendition and torture; A young attractive economic advisor who seeks out the toughest assignment to proof her worth, as an economic advisor at the US Bulgarian embassy; The ambitious Bulgarian Prime Minister’s chief of staff – facing a tough re-election; An American political consultant “hired to fix” the prime minister’s election; and a retired member of the Bulgarian Communist State Police... these five character destinies intertwine in the weeks leading up to the elections in a fledgling democracy, exposing the human costs of political power-brokering, through the secret exchanges between nations.

Cast:
George Zlatarev
Alice Patten
Ross Mccall
Kosta Tsonev
William Hope
Marina Sirtis

Bulgaria-USA 2007
100 Minutes, Color
Thriller
English and Bulgarian with English subtitles
Not Rated
16:9 Letterbox

DVD UPC 658769 104233
CAT# VF1042
$19.95 SRP