

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Stunts
Jolie did most stunts including that truck-to-truck highway leap.
Practical Effects
Real locations over greenscreen—DC streets, actual Russian embassy stand-in.
Editing
Relentless propulsion—100 minutes that absolutely do not breathe.

Director
Phillip Noyce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Cruise was originally attached; the script was rewritten specifically for Jolie, making Salt female without changing the action beats.
Released during the 2010 Russian spy ring scandal—art imitated life so hard the marketing basically wrote itself.