A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian policewoman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide. The virus would also be released in other populations, but would be treated making the candidate a hero. A side plot has the agent being reunited with his long lost daughter.
Acting
Swayze's Russian accent choices are a journey.
Production
166 minutes of TV movie ambition, zero budget shame.
Director
Charles Martin Smith
Patrick Swayze
Jason Monk
Patrick Bergin
Igor Komarov
Michael York
Sir Nigel Irvine
Annika Peterson
Sonia Astrova
Ben Cross
Anatoly Grishin
Jeff Fahey
Harvey Blackledge
Joss Ackland
General Nikolayev
Tom Wlaschiha
Mercedes Driver
Steve Speirs
Viktor Akopov (as Steven Speirs)
Valentin Ganev
Vladimir Tonkin
Barry Morse
Josef Cherkassov
Jay Benedict
Carey Jordan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Frederick Forsyth's 1997 novel, this was Hallmark Entertainment's attempt at geopolitical thriller prestige.
Released during Putin's consolidation era, its 'fake populist candidate with bioweapons' plot accidentally reads as oddly prescient satire.
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