The man known only as the general ben kingsley lives in hiding from international authorities who want to capture him and put him on trial for war crimes committed. Overview of ordinary man, an, 2018, directed by brad silberling, with lidija antonic, marija opsenica, hera hilmar, at turner classic movies. An ordinary man feels like a scenestudy exercise in which two actors invest full measures in a script thats only. And my pleasure, and im glad casper was with you back then, thats great laughter. A look at the an ordinary man behindthescenes crew and production team. Continue reading six treats for film festgoers in toronto.
When filming began in serbia, kingsley did not disappoint. Ben kingsley to play war criminal in an ordinary man. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Everything you need to know about an ordinary man movie 2018. At least thats what an ordinary man will have you believe. Okay movie its about a guy in eastern block europe looking for cheap rent. These are controversial theories, indeed, and its tough to apply this idea to everything, but as is veteran director brad silberlings an ordinary mans story, which attempts to humanize a fugitive yugoslavian war criminal played typically well by sir ben kingsley.
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Apr, 2018 ben kingsley is not a tall man, but he looms awesomely large in writerdirector brad silberlings an ordinary man, whose slyly misleading title refers to what becomes of a notorious. Ben kingsley and brad silberling didnt agonize over the decision to humanize a character accused of horrible atrocities. Starring ben kingsley, hera hilmar, peter serafinowicz, robert blythe, bojan bajcetic. Ben kingsley has signed on to star in an ordinary man, a thriller from writerdirector brad silberling lemony snickets a series of. Brad smith has 57 books on goodreads with 7585 ratings. Benjamin has grown up and, like the adults he scorned in the graduate, is offering a young man the key to success. Hera hilmar on her intimate and intense role with ben. The festival will give world premieres to a number of other films see list below and the north american premier to brad silberling s an ordinary man starring ben kingsley. The film follows a war criminal who falls in love with his maid while in hiding.
Lionsgate has set a june 12 digital and dvd release date for an ordinary man, currently available only on demand. Posterazzi poster print collection evc0412dcagm0large director brad silberling and actor jim carrey who stars in the film pose for. The general ben kingsley, a war criminal with a price on his head, lives a life of extreme recluse and forms a connection with tanja hera hilmar, the young woman hired to be his maid. Apr, 2018 hera hilmar on her intimate and intense role with ben kingsley in an ordinary man by david hourin. As the unlikely friendship between the two blossoms, the generals enemies catch up with him. Oct 28, 2015 brad silberling wrote the script and will direct the thriller. Veteran actor ben kingsley is all set to star in an ordinary man, a thriller from writerdirector brad silberling. Silberlings latest film, an ordinary man, finds the director at the top of his. Filmed in belgrade, serbia in 2015, it was screened at the bari international film festival in april 2017, later picked up by saban films in february 2018, who released it directtovideo in june 2018. Apr 12, 2018 an ordinary man, out this week on digital and in theaters, is much more in silberling s comfort zone, examining loss and grief as he has been wont to do in most of his oeuvre. An ordinary man by brad silberling ben kingsley, hera hilmar. Oscar winner ben kingsley leads this suspenseful thriller about a fugitive war criminal in a catandmouse game with the housemaid hera hilmar who looks after him. Apr 15, 2018 beginning with a text crawl that reduces the tragedy of the fall of communism in the former yugoslavia and the terrifying aftermath of genocide and human atrocities to its bullet points, writerdirector brad silberling s latest film an ordinary man looks to establish that very bad things surround everything that will follow. Writerdirector brad silberlings latest is about an isolated war criminal and the pretty young maid who enters his orbit through seemingly accidental means.
And i will say thatits like with phil jackson, my wife read his book. The 71yearold gandhi star, will play a war criminal in hiding, who begins to form a relationship with his maid, played by icelandic rising star hera hilmar, said the hollywood reporter. Bradley mitchell silberling born september 8, 1963 is an american television and. Ben kingsley is not a tall man, but he looms awesomely large in writerdirector brad silberling s an ordinary man, whose slyly misleading title refers to what becomes of a.
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These are controversial theories, indeed, and its tough to apply this idea to everything, but as is veteran director brad silberlings an ordinary. A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world, his maid. Oct 28, 2015 kingsley is now set to star in brad silberlings thriller, an ordinary man. Vladimir cvejic, bojan hlisc, milorad kapor, edmund kingsley, brad silberling. An ordinary man by brad silberling ben kingsley, hera. Brad silberling was born on september 8, 1963 in washington, district of columbia, usa as bradley mitchell silberling. A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only. In some respects it will be hard to know who was the more influential.
Apr 12, 2018 an infamous war criminal and former general ben kingsley spending his life on the run from international authorities is suddenly moved to a new hideout, where he develops a relationship with the. Bradley mitchell silberling born september 8, 1963 is an american television and film director known for directing feature films such as casper 1995, city of angels 1998, lemony snickets a series of unfortunate events 2004 and land of the lost 2009. In his hands, the 2009 adaptation of the popular sid and marty. Bozzuto and entrepreneur, veteran of the vietnam war, and chairman and cofounder of the bozzuto group, a diversified real estate company celebrating its 30th year. Description above from the wikipedia article brad silberling, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. An ordinary man is a 2017 american drama thriller film written, directed and produced by brad silberling. Brad silberling s an ordinary man transpires in the former yugoslavia and follows attempts by a war criminal, known only as the general ben kingsley, to avoid capture. To be fair many of his own people still consider him a hero. Apr 09, 2018 i n brad silberlings an ordinary man, ben kingsley plays an infamous serbian exmilitary commander who, contrary to the films title, has led a pretty extraordinary life. Ben kingsley joins brad silberlings an ordinary man the. It stars ben kingsley, hera hilmar and peter serafinowicz. The general is presented as a cold, emotionless man. The general has maintained that he just wanted to be an ordinary man, but that is not possible, especially now that he is in hiding for war crimes against his own people. In the new film they see ben trying to persuade a young man, the fiance of his murdered daughter, to join him in the real estate business.
Dec 25, 2015 veteran actor ben kingsley is all set to star in an ordinary man, a thriller from writerdirector brad silberling. Apr 16, 2018 lionsgate sets home release date for an ordinary man thomas k. Ben showed up in belgrade off book and never looked at the script, silberling recalls. Ordinary doesnt captivate, but its performances reward connoisseurs of acting. On the cusp of an ordinary mans release, i spoke with brad silberling about what drew him to write such a daring script, working with sir ben kingsley, the uneasiness but ultimate rewarding feeling of shooting on location in serbia, his imdb trademark as a director, casper, and whats next on his plate as a filmmaker.
An infamous war criminal and former general ben kingsley spending his life on the run from international authorities is suddenly moved to a new hideout, where he develops a relationship with the. An ordinary man 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Feb 15, 2003 the killing of his actress girlfriend stunned hollywood. It was their objective in the new film an ordinary man. Jan 20, 2020 enderby entertainment is developing a feature film based on melissa fay greenes civil rights drama praying for sheetrock, variety has learned exclusively. Lionsgate sets home release date for an ordinary man. Ben kingsley to play a war criminal in an ordinary man. An ordinary man tackles the banality of evil by mostly. Director brad silberling on how to ace production design and.