Los traductores

"Les traducteurs" is a Mystery - Thriller movie in which we watch nine translators hired by a publisher to translate the last book of a bestselling trilogy. They all have a lot of work to do but everything change when the first ten pages of the book appear online and everyone is a suspect.

I liked this movie very much because it had a very interesting plot that was full of suspense and combined very well mystery with tension. In addition, the presence of some plot twists made the movie even more interesting. The direction which was made by Régis Roinsard, it was very good and I believe that he did an excellent job on the way he presented his main characters and also the story. The interpretations of Lambert Wilson who played as Eric Angstrom, Alex Lawther who played as Alex Goodman, Riccardo Scamarcio who played as Dario Farelli and Olga Kurylenko who played as Katerina Anisinova were very good and the combination of all those characters worked very well. To sum up, I have to admit that "Les traducteurs" was a nice surprise for me and I enjoyed it very much, I highly recommend everyone to watch it because it is very interesting and I am sure you will be surprised by it too.

A wealthy book publisher locks 9 translators in a bunker to work on the last opus of the series that made his fortune, written by a secretive author that almost no one has seen. As the first pages get leaked to the public, the blackmailer and the publisher engage in a battle of wits where the publisher resorts to harsher and more cruel measures.

I was intrigued by the premise of this whodunnit, but afraid it would fail to entertain. Fortunately, the movie knows when to break its own rules to breathe and explore new directions. The movie starts slow but after about 15 minutes picks up pace and never drops it. The plot has a bagful of twists to entertain you, then as soon as you think it's done there's one more, and one more, then some more for good measure. All in only 1h45min of runtime that will never let you get bored. If every twist is simple and credible enough, the overall plot strains credulity, but no more than a typical movie of the genre. Apart from Lambert Wilson, the actors lack a little in charisma, but there's a refreshing simplicity to their roles and dialogues that makes them likeable. Where the movie is weak in my opinion is how it tries to link various plot elements to the sotry told by the book, which could have worked but feels artificial because the book doesn't have a separate existence. The whole 'translating' twist was a little underused, except in a dazzling scene where unfortunately it ends up making little difference. I watched the movie twice back to back and enjoyed it both times. A solid 8/10.

If you love books, foreign languages, and mystery then this is going to be your new favourite! The movie is setup perfectly, and then one plot twist follows the other. The subtitles were a bit distracting but I loved watching such a good film in a language other than English. The plot might look far fetched at times but, it deals with an industry of billions of dollars, and when money is involved, even what the film shows shouldn't seem so unrealistic. Multiple languages are heard throughout the film, but in small edible bites so it is not tiring. I genuinely enjoyed it!

I found this quite boring & slow except for the end when you found out who did what. A few smart twists make it interesting enough to continue watching through the boring parts

-(Who done it?) theme is one of the most entertaining themes for me, so did I enjoy that movie? well yes!

-Movies with this theme either try to help the viewer by pointing on a character then reveal another character as the criminal, pointing on a character then reveal him as the criminal or not pointing on anyone then reveal the criminal. The creativity in telling such this story is to make the reveal moment a huge thing, plot twisted moment and MAKE SENSE.

-The first act was good nearly great, the script was organized, the writer focused on setting up the crime, it was all good 'till the last half of second act everything started to be messed up, starting from the mystery solving it was childish and illogical, then things got confused and I started to ask myself "What did just happen? What is he saying? What are you talking about?", then a flood of "Deus ex machina" that happened about 3 times last 20 minutes

-I enjoyed the movie but it could be a way better.