Knight and Day

Colour, 35 mm
USA, 2010, 110 min
Section: Special Events

Synopsis

In this action comedy aspiring to be a summer hit, Tom Cruise is a secret agent and Cameron Diaz a woman caught between him and those he claims set him up. As their wild adventure transforms into a maze of double-crosses, last-minute escapes, false identities and intoxicatingly romantic but completely chaotic situations, they come to realise that all they can count on is each other. Joining the two stars in supporting roles are Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine), Viola Davis (Doubt) and Peter Sarsgaard (An Education).

About the director

James Mangold is an American director and screenwriter who studied film at Columbia University. His debut film Heavy (1995) competed at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize. He entered the public consciousness with his drama Cop Land (1997) with Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted) and Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) received Oscars under his direction. Two years ago, his remake of the legendary Delmer Daves western 3:10 to Yuma was out in Czech cinemas.