The Detonator
Encyclopedia
The Detonator is a 2006 film starring Wesley Snipes
. The film follows a United States
agent who is protecting a government witness while crossing Europe
.
The plot is based in Bucharest
, Romania
, with most of the film being shot on location in Romania.
) is now a Homeland Security Agent, risking his life in global hot spots while telling himself he’s going to retire.
After a tip-off blows his armament sting
in Romania, Griffith reluctantly agrees to help his old friend Michael Shepherd (William Hope
), who suspects that Romanian mafia boss Joszef Bostanescu (Tim Dutton
) might have a high-ranking American official in his pocket.
Bostanescu's plot involves selling a stolen biological weapon, and such a connection would expedite matters significantly. Bostanescu's Manhattan-based absentee accountant gets his throat slit for dipping into the till, and Nadia Cominski (Silvia Colloca
) rifles his safe and returns to Romania with its contents.
Naturally, the US government would like her to help them nail Bostanescu, so Shepherd hires Griffith to act as Nadia's bodyguard.
Griffith eventually learns that Bostanescu has kidnapped Nadia's son, and that she's agreed to divulge vital bank code information that she's memorized in exchange for her son. Despite Griffith's precautions, Nadia falls into Bostanescu's hands.
As Bostanescu stalls his clients at a sports stadium, waiting for Nadia to rattle off the Swiss account numbers, Griffith attempts a rescue mission, but he remains in the dark about Bostanescu's American insider, and may not be able save Nadia and her son.
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
. The film follows a United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
agent who is protecting a government witness while crossing Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The plot is based in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, with most of the film being shot on location in Romania.
Plot
Former-CIA specialist Sonni Griffith (Wesley SnipesWesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
) is now a Homeland Security Agent, risking his life in global hot spots while telling himself he’s going to retire.
After a tip-off blows his armament sting
Sting operation
In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. A typical sting will have a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspect's actions to gather...
in Romania, Griffith reluctantly agrees to help his old friend Michael Shepherd (William Hope
William Hope (actor)
William "Bill" Hope is a Canadian stage, film, television and voice actor.-Career:Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England....
), who suspects that Romanian mafia boss Joszef Bostanescu (Tim Dutton
Tim Dutton
Tim Dutton is a British actor. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England.Dutton has appeared on stage, in film, and in television series. Among the films are Darkness Falls , The Bourne Identity , and The Detonator...
) might have a high-ranking American official in his pocket.
Bostanescu's plot involves selling a stolen biological weapon, and such a connection would expedite matters significantly. Bostanescu's Manhattan-based absentee accountant gets his throat slit for dipping into the till, and Nadia Cominski (Silvia Colloca
Silvia Colloca
Silvia Colloca is an Italian actress.Colloca was born in Milan to Loredana and Mario Colloca. Her first major film role was in Van Helsing, in which she played Verona, one of Dracula's brides. In September 2004, she married the Australian actor who played Dracula in that film, Richard Roxburgh...
) rifles his safe and returns to Romania with its contents.
Naturally, the US government would like her to help them nail Bostanescu, so Shepherd hires Griffith to act as Nadia's bodyguard.
Griffith eventually learns that Bostanescu has kidnapped Nadia's son, and that she's agreed to divulge vital bank code information that she's memorized in exchange for her son. Despite Griffith's precautions, Nadia falls into Bostanescu's hands.
As Bostanescu stalls his clients at a sports stadium, waiting for Nadia to rattle off the Swiss account numbers, Griffith attempts a rescue mission, but he remains in the dark about Bostanescu's American insider, and may not be able save Nadia and her son.
Cast
- Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesWesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
as Sonni Griffith - William HopeWilliam Hope (actor)William "Bill" Hope is a Canadian stage, film, television and voice actor.-Career:Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England....
as Michael Shepard - Tim DuttonTim DuttonTim Dutton is a British actor. He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England.Dutton has appeared on stage, in film, and in television series. Among the films are Darkness Falls , The Bourne Identity , and The Detonator...
as Jozef Bostanescu - Silvia CollocaSilvia CollocaSilvia Colloca is an Italian actress.Colloca was born in Milan to Loredana and Mario Colloca. Her first major film role was in Van Helsing, in which she played Verona, one of Dracula's brides. In September 2004, she married the Australian actor who played Dracula in that film, Richard Roxburgh...
as Nadia Cominski - Matthew LeitchMatthew LeitchMatthew Leitch is a British actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award winning HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers.-Biography:...
as Dimitru Ilinca - Bogdan Uritescu as Pavel
- Warren Derosa as Mitchel
- Michael BrandonMichael BrandonMichael Brandon is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States.-Life and career:Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam and Sol Feldman...
as Flint - Vincenzo Nicoli as Yuri Mishalov
- Stuart MilliganStuart MilliganStuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in Britain, best known for his recurring role as Adam Klaus in Jonathan Creek.He attended South High School in Denver, Colorado...
as Greenfield - Evangelos Grecos as Kravchenko
- Mihnea Paun as Alex
- Florian Ghimpu as Nita
- Tania Popa as Ana
- Bogdan Farkas as Stankiewcz