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One audio tape, zero trust, and a body count that keeps climbing.
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55
IMDb
56
Rotten Tomatoes
40
Google
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Newcomer (2015)

paranoia soupeuro-gritrookie nightmare

Overview

DramaThrillerCrime

When a rookie operative's mistake costs the lives of his entire team, he's forced on the run and must piece together the truth by re-creating the events of the ill-fated mission with only the audio recording to guide him.

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spyrogue agentserbia
moral corrosion of espionagesurvivor's guiltinstitutional betrayalunreliable memory

Standout Aspects

Acting

James Floyd's panic feels uncomfortably real.

Sound

The tape becomes a character—scratchy, sinister, essential.

Direction

Barry makes Serbia feel like a trap closing slow.

Best for:Solo: Late-night anxiety spiral fuel.·Streaming: When you want Bond but get depression.·Rewatch: Catch what you missed in the audio reconstruction.
Heads up:Violence: Sudden, intimate brutality—not stylized.·Disturbing: Psychological unraveling gets claustrophobic.
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Director

Kai Barry

ReleasedOct 30, 2015
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Dominion Pictures

Top Cast

James Floyd

James Floyd

Alex

Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant

Anja

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Daniel

Dragan Mićanović

Dragan Mićanović

Donovan Ree

Ljubomir Bandović

Ljubomir Bandović

Blix

Jefferson Hall

Jefferson Hall

Louis

Irfan Mensur

Irfan Mensur

Old Man

Branislav Tomašević

Branislav Tomašević

Gentry

Radoje Čupić

Radoje Čupić

Man

Predrag Ejdus

Predrag Ejdus

Brana

Đorđe Marković

Đorđe Marković

Police Officer

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

The film's Serbian setting deliberately evokes NATO-era paranoia, using actual locations from unresolved Balkan intelligence conflicts.

Trivia

Noémie Merlant learned Serbian phonetically for her role; her French accent slipping through was kept as intentional 'foreignness.'

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