THE STATEMENT shines
a light on some of the darkest corners of the religious
and political establishment. Set in modern day France,
it is the story of Pierre Brossard (Sir Michael Caine)
who, as a young man was a war criminal under the Vichy
regime. Brossard has never been brought to trial and
has lived a peaceful and anonymous life sheltered by
right-wing elements within the Catholic Church. A new
investigation into his crimes is launched and Brossard
finds himself the target of hit men on the one hand
and police investigators on the other. A wily old fox,
he keeps outwitting his pursuers while desperately trying
to figure out who they are.
Starring
Sir
Michael Caine (The Ipcress File, The Quiet
American, The Cider House Rules, Get Carter)
Tilda Swinton (Vanilla Sky, Adaptation)
Jeremy Northam (The Singing Detective,
Gosford Park)
Director
Norman Jewison (Rollerball, Thomas
Crown Affair, Fiddler on the Roof, Moonstruck, The Hurricane)
Canadian Producer
Robert Lantos (Bruce Beresford's Black
Robe, Atom Egoyan's Exotica, David Cronenberg's eXistenZ,
Istvan Szabo's Sunshine)
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