The Last Enemy (2008)
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Max Beesley, and Anamaria Marinca headline this chilling "Masterpiece" production concerning a brilliant mathematician, who is inadvertently drawn into becoming the public face of a massive database designed to track and control the citizens of England. Stephen Ezard… More Benedict Cumberbatch, Max Beesley, and Anamaria Marinca headline this chilling "Masterpiece" production concerning a brilliant mathematician, who is inadvertently drawn into becoming the public face of a massive database designed to track and control the citizens of England. Stephen Ezard is working in China when he receives word that his brother Michael, a benevolent aid worker, has been killed in Afghanistan by a landmine. Returning to England to attend Michael's funeral, Stephen is deeply disturbed to discover just how much his home country has changed since he left to work abroad many years ago. Over the course of those years, Stephen and Michael grew apart, and now the discovery that London has become a police state causes the reclusive genius to wonder just what the world is coming to. After falling in love with his brother's widow Yasim, Stephen is recruited by the government to be the spokesperson for a massive super-database designed to help the government follow the actions and movements of every man, woman, and child in England. As the conspiracy winds ever deeper, and Stephen's paranoia swells, he begins to suspect that no one is who they seem to be. His ability to trust completely eroded, Stephen realizes that it's too late for turning back, and that personal freedom is little more than a distant memory. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Iain B. MacDonald
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Dec 1, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- WGBH Boston
Critic Reviews
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Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
The British really know how to do political thrillers right. The superb acting, the good pacing and the sharp writing make this five episode mini-series fly by.
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Cast
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Benedict Cumberbatch
as Stephen Ezard
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Anamaria Marinca
as Yasim
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Max Beesley
as Michael Ezard
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Robert Carlyle
as David Russell
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Eva Birthistle
as Eleanor Brooke
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Geraldine James
as Barbara Turney
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David Harewood
as Patrick Nyle
- Alex Caan
- Christopher Fulford
- David Calder
- Emil Hostina
- James Lance
- Kieran O'Brien
- Ovidiu Niculescu
- Paul Higgins
- Rupert Procter
- Tom Fisher

