An Ordinary Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Silberling
Written byBrad Silberling
Produced byBrad Silberling
Ben Kingsley
Rick Dugdale
StarringBen Kingsley
Hera Hilmar
Peter Serafinowicz
CinematographyMagdalena Górka
Edited byLeo Trombetta
Music byChristophe Beck
Chilly Gonzales
Production
companies
Enderby Entertainment
Reveal Entertainment
Lavender Pictures
Distributed bySaban Films
Release dates
  • 27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)

(Bif&st)
  • 13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)

(United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An Ordinary Man is a 2017 American drama thriller film written, directed and produced by Brad Silberling. It stars Ben Kingsley, Hera Hilmar and Peter Serafinowicz.[1][2] Filmed in Belgrade, Serbia in 2015, it was screened at the Bari International Film Festival in April 2017 and picked up in February 2018 by Saban Films,[3] who released it direct-to-video in June 2018.[4]

Plot

A war criminal is hiding in plain sight in an unnamed Balkan country. He is wanted internationally for ethnic cleansing and war crimes, but his country pretends his whereabouts to be unknown despite international pressures to turn him in. A retinue of loyalists watches over him and ensures his safety as he goes about his life in a city where his face is well known. He begins to form a relationship with his newly hired maid, Tanja, after he expresses loneliness to her. Initially treating her abusively, he gradually forms an awkward friendship with her. She is later revealed to be an agent who is hired to protect him. She reluctantly drives him to the cemetery in his home village. His driver, who had been waiting for them, kills her on the spot, and drives the General back to his apartment in the city. The last scene shows him awaiting his arrest, seated at his kitchen table, with a handgun and bullets laid out in front of him.

The character of the General is based on Ratko Mladić, who was ultimately sentenced to life in prison for war crimes committed in the Bosnian war.[5]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41%, based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 4.9/10.[4]

References

  1. ^ "An Ordinary Man". Bari International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ Boyle, Lance (28 October 2015). "Ben Kingsley Joins Brad Silberling's "An Ordinary Man"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ Vlessing, Etan (10 February 2018). "Saban Films Nabs Ben Kingsley Thriller 'An Ordinary Man'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b "An Ordinary Man (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Don Steinberg (April 7, 2018). "Ben Kingsley Humanizes the Inhumane in 'An Ordinary Man'". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

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Films directed by Brad Silberling
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