The Interpreter (Dir. Sydney Pollack) April, 22nd 2005 (Worldwide)

Escalating events begin when African-born U.N. translator Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words 'The teacher will never leave this room alive', in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitness' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late. (Yahoo Movies) http://www.yahoomovies.co.uk/

The Opening....

During the credits at the very beginning, there is the sound of wind rustling. This is while you can only see the names of the director, producers, picture editors, sound producers and so forth. Then there is a fading shot to show a stretch of sandy road with two women carrying water containers on their heads. This is a Vanishing Point shot. Over this shot, there is non-diegetic African music playing because of the culture of the film. There is a 4x4 driving down the road, towards where the camera is placed, with two men in the front and one in the back. The man in the back is taking photos out of the window. Every time he takes a photograph, the 'snap' noise of the camera is distintive and is louder than the other noises in this scene.
The three men drive up to a tatty, withered and abandoned football stadium. The two men in the front of the car get out to explore and they tell the photographer that it's best for him to stay put. The photographer happily sits and watches the two men leave the car, but continues to take photos of their every step towards the stadium. There is a man that appears at the entrance to the stadium who greets the two men from the car and shows them in. There are three young boys who are playing football with a tatty ball and goal. One of the boys is called over and shows the three men to a door and runs away abruptly afterwards. As the men walk towards the door they have been shown to, there is a moving shot of their footsteps.
The man who greeted the two men at the entrance pushes the door firmly so as to open it. it takes some force but it finally gives way. Their is an extravagant stench, which is shown to us through the men putting cloth over their mouths and noses to stop them from inhaling the stink. There are hundreds of dead bodies piled up by the window of the dark and dank room. The significance of this shot is that the majority of bodies are black, which could mean a racially ifluenced incident/attack.
The three men then leave the room in disgust, firmly closing the door behind them. They are then confronted by one of the boys who was playing football earlier on. The boy is clutching a large gun. He shoots all three men, first the man who greeted the two and then the other two men in turn. Whilst this is happening, the photographer hears this and runs out of the car into the long grass. A black car pulls up outside the stadium and we see this through the camera's lens. there are four men inside the car and they are all wearing black suits and black shades. The photographer quickly takes a many photos of these men as he can and runs away sharply not wasting any time. The last few shots are of the boys running away from the dead bodies of the three men they have just shot. The camera is on the floor for this shot looking upwards (Worm's Eye). The last shot is of the tatty football sitting motionless on the ground. The shot then fades out into a helicopter shot of the city.