After quiet some time away from the cinema today we went to watch The Interpreter (reviews) by Sydney Pollack starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. This is a fast paced thriller about a United Nations Interpreter (Kidman) who overheard a plan to kill the president of the fictional African country of Matobo. The underlying theme of the film is about the problems of rebels and ethnic cleansing in Africa which at times drive the film into suspenseful drama. (4 / 5 stars)