I wanted to tell a raw, simple story that explored the ways in which the most intimate parts of our lives are deeply interwoven with global events. We are part of everything, and everything is part of us.

In 2005 when the demonstrations against the wall started, Emad got his first camera and started to film the happenings in the village. He also filmed his personal life and family not thinking that this would be part of any future film. For the next years Emad’s purpose wasn’t to make a film. He filmed […]

Jude is really good at playing an obsessive. He has a very watchable quality when he’s on a quest for something. I thought it would be an added element if the character weren’t an American, so I asked him not to change his accent–Soderbergh
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I had to read it more than once. It’s constructed so you often think things are one way, and realize later they’re something else. People don’t really make thrillers like this anymore. It definitely feels sort of like a throwback to classic movies–Rooney Mara.

There’s a lot of really arduous action in the film, One of the big difference in this movie is that while usually heroes win all their battles, Hansel & Gretel get their butts kicked numerous times–Jeremy Renner.