
The Recruit(2003)
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.


“Who is Salt?”
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

Angelina Jolie
Evelyn Salt

Liev Schreiber
Theodore Winter

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Darryl Peabody

Daniel Olbrychski
Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov

August Diehl
Mike Krause

Daniel Pearce
Young Orlov

Hunt Block
US President Howard Lewis

Andre Braugher
Secretary of Defense

Olek Krupa
Russian President Matveyev

Cassidy Hinkle
Young Salt
Salt is a action, mystery, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of new york city, race against time, central intelligence agency (cia), washington dc, usa, kidnapping, hostage. Directed by Phillip Noyce, it stars Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor. As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
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