Peter Berg’s The Kingdom is available on Netflix
If you have enough time this month of July, the Netflix France catalog has nuggets to (re)discover, like this psychological thriller with a Machiavellian script, or this recent French film, which went unnoticed at the cinema. These last few days have been a thriller The kingdom by Peter Berg from 2007 that has been added. And it has already entered the Top 10 of the most viewed films on the platform.
The story is set in Saudi Arabia where a bloody terrorist attack has been carried out against American civilians in a secure residence. In response, an elite FBI team is sent in to investigate the attack and track down those responsible.
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The team’s leader, Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx), is determined to bring justice to the victims despite the bureaucratic and cultural obstacles he meets. He is accompanied by agents Janet Mayes (Jennifer Garner), Adam Leavitt (Jason Bateman) and Grant Sykes (Chris Cooper). Their mission brings them together with a Saudi officer, Colonel Faris Al-Ghazi (Ashraf Barhom), who shares their desire to dismantle the terrorist cell responsible, led by a man named Abu Hamza.
Amazing and breathtaking sequences
Self The kingdom It was not a success at the box office (just 86 million dollars grossed worldwide on an estimated budget of 80 million), but it is still worth the detour, if only for the introductory scenethat will leave you glued to the couch, or the breathtaking chase scene at the end of the film.
Director Peter Berg said he had the idea for the film ten years before shooting it, following the attack on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, in which 20 people were killed. and nearly 500 injuredafter a truck bomb attack on a building housing U.S. Air Force personnel. Peter Berg later said:
“This terrorist act was one of the most violent anti-American attacks ever perpetrated in the region. It also dealt a severe blow to the Saudis and led the FBI to collaborate, for the first time, with local authorities to identify the perpetrators. The investigation proved delicate and laborious. I thought it would be fascinating to illustrate this meeting between Americans and Arabs, to show the efforts to bring together two cultures that have a common interest in fighting religious extremism and its violence.“.
The kingdom It is also inspired by the attacks in Riyadh on May 12, 2003 against Americans in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Cine Serie
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