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The Recruit (2003)
Verenigde Staten
Thriller / Actie
115 minuten
geregisseerd door Roger Donaldson
met Al Pacino, Colin Farrell en Bridget Moynahan
James Clayton is één van de meestbelovende jonge CIA-agenten. Zijn intelligentie en houding trekken de aandacht van veteraan Walter Burke, die hem helpt om snel hogerop te komen binnen de Agency. Clayton krijgt vervolgens een speciale opdracht: men denkt dat er een mol in de CIA rondloopt, en het is aan Clayton om hem te vinden.
Storyline
In an era when the country's first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, this story opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country - and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency's secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him for a special .
