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Arts.21 # World premiere – Tom Tykwer's thriller "The International" opens the 2009 Berlinale # 07.02.2009

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Ema Nevenka JülichFebruary 8, 2009

German director Tom Tykwer had long dreamed of making an authentic genre film. Now he's realized that dream by making the star-studded action thriller "The International." In this time of global financial crisis, the film illuminates the evils of capitalism and shows bankers as invidious gangsters who stop at nothing. "The International" opens the 59th Berlin International Film festival.

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