Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, and Oscar Isaac star in the thriller The Two Faces of January coming to iTunes and OnDemand on August 28, 2014 followed by a theatrical release on September 26, 2014. Hossein Amini adapted Patricia Highsmith’s novel for the screen and makes his feature film directorial debut with the Magnolia Pictures release set in Greece and Istanbul in 1962.
The Plot:
Intrigue begins at the Parthenon when wealthy American tourists Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his young wife Collete (Kirsten Dunst) meet American expat Rydal (Oscar Isaac), a scammer working as a tour guide. Instead of becoming his latest marks, the two befriend him, but a murder at the couple’s hotel puts all three on the run together and creates a precarious bond between them as the trio’s allegiance is put to the test.
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