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The Translators
A razor-sharp, claustrophobic psychological thriller bathed in mounting dread and simmering paranoia, where human intellect is trapped like a bird in a concrete cage while shadows whisper rebellion beneath cold fluorescent lights.
The Translators
The Translators

Les Traducteurs

20 December 2019 France 105 min 6.4 (564)

Director: Régis Roinsard

Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Lambert Wilson, Manolis Mavromatakis, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Alex Lawther

Thriller Mystery Art vs. Capitalist Exploitation The Invisibility of Cultural Labor Paranoia, Confinement, and Surveillance Authorship, Identity, and Fiction Rebellion, Solidarity, and Poetic Justice

The Translators — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

« Neuf traducteurs, enfermés dans un bunker... C’est la seule façon d’éviter le piratage. »
— Éric Angstrom

Context

Angstrom justifies the extreme surveillance protocol to the press and stakeholders.

Meaning

Frames human imprisonment as a pragmatic business necessity.

« Vous n’êtes pas ici en tant qu'artistes. Vous êtes des traducteurs. »
— Éric Angstrom

Context

Spoken during a confrontation in the dining hall.

Meaning

Lays bare his contempt for the creative agency of his workforce.

« Un bon traducteur doit être invisible, n'est-ce pas ? »
— Alex Goodman

Context

Spoken by Alex during dialogue inside the bunker.

Meaning

Delivers a double meaning by echoing translation theory while foreshadowing his covert, undetected scheme.

« Vous n'aimez pas les livres, monsieur Angstrom. Vous aimez l'argent qu'ils vous rapportent. »
— Alex Goodman

Context

Alex confronts Angstrom during the climax.

Meaning

Cuts directly to the moral core of the publisher's pathology.

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