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Traitor

Traitor

The truth is complicated.

20086.71h 54m

Overview

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Written by Steve Martin, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Produced by Don Cheadle, Jeffrey Silver, David Hoberman
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $23.5M

Top Cast

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Samir Horn

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Roy Clayton

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Max Archer

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Omar

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Carter

Alyy Khan

Alyy Khan

Fareed Mansour

Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Nathir

Hassam Ghancy

Hassam Ghancy

Bashir

Mozhan Navabi

Mozhan Navabi

Leyla

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Hamzi

Themes & Keywords

prisonescapebombalcoholfaithkidnappingtraitordelinquentcar bombdevout

About Traitor

Traitor is a drama, action, thriller, crime film released in 2008 exploring themes of prison, escape, bomb, alcohol, faith, kidnapping. Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, it stars Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Neal McDonough. When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

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