Thriller · Mystery

The Manchurian Candidate

Directed byJonathan Demme

2004 · 2h 10m · Kijkwijzer 16

Synopsis

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Cast & crew

Cast

Crew

  • Jonathan DemmeDirector
  • Daniel PyneWriter
  • Dean GeorgarisWriter