Betrayed

Betrayed

By Costa Gavras

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1988-08-26
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Director: Costa Gavras
  • Production Company: Fantefilm
  • Production Country: Norway, Sweden
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.9/10
6.9
From 28 Ratings

Description

In this tense political thriller, director Costa-Gavras (Z; Missing) explores the scourge of racial hatred. After a liberal radio talk-show host is murdered, the FBI dispatches agent Debra Winger to go undercover as a combine operator in a rural Midwest farming community, which appears to be the center for the white-supremacist group that gunned down the talk-show host. A local farmer/widower (Tom Berenger) with two children takes a liking to Winger, who regularly flies back to Chicago to update her progress with her superiors. But now she has a major emotional dilemma: the investigation is leading her to the inescapable fact that "kindly" Berenger--with whom she has developed a strong romantic attachment--is the most virulent and dangerous racist of them all. John Heard plays Winger's FBI contact and former lover.

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  • Shocking,sick,real

    4
    By movienurse
    I love this movie. I am white and live in the Midwest. I am not ashamed of it either. I am not a racist. I agree with film fan. As far as the movie...it’s realistic from some things I’ve seen over the years. It’s super scary to realize you may have some good friends- even family that you think you know and then one day you find out nothing is what it seems. Given just the right circumstance a persons true feelings sometimes come out and shock you. Tom Berenger is such a loving parent and family man, hard worker and no wonder Debra Winger falls in love with him. She plays her part well as she does in everything. Then we see the true personality of Mr. Berenger come out and how such a wonderful family man can be such a sick racist bigot... should amaze you but the sad part is there are plenty out there just like him but difference being that many are just more open today about it and too ignorant to be ashamed.
  • Uhh No...

    5
    By filmfan4ever
    To the guy next to me, you dont have to be ashamed if you're white and midwesterner... I am. You only have to be ashamed if you are a racist. Usually only the racist ones write the kind of comment you wrote. So maybe you are feeling it a bit??
  • Hollywood Left Really Shows

    1
    By Bobbybirder
    Designed to make you ashamed to be white and midwestern.

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