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Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Caroline Dhavernas, Gary Cole, Kathleen Quinlan. Written by Adam Mazer & William Rotko and Billy Ray. Directed by: Billy Ray

FILM SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, Breach is set inside the halls of the FBI—the gatekeeper of the nation’s most sensitive and potentially volatile secrets.

When young Eric O’Neill (Phillippe) is promoted out of his low-level surveillance job and into the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the verge of becoming reality. Even more impressive, O’Neill is hand picked to work for renowned operative Robert Hanssen (Cooper) within “information assurance,” a new division created to protect all classified FBI intelligence.

But O’Neill is quickly confronted with the true reason behind his hire: Hanssen is the sole subject of a long-term, top-secret investigation, a suspected mole made all the more dangerous by the sheer global import of the information he is charged with protecting. The Bureau asks O’Neill to use Hanssen's growing trust and slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-versus-spy without the benefit of a cover story or backup, O’Neill finds himself fighting to bring down Hanssen before the treacherous double-agent can destroy O’Neill, his family and the nation they are both sworn to serve.

PREVIEW REVIEW: Lively, suspenseful and completely engrossing, this is a first rate espionage thriller. Sadly, the villain, a traitor to his country, is portrayed as a deeply religious man. This is not portrayed as merely a cover, but a part of his beliefs. I suspect this delights some unbelievers as it adds to a misguided portrait of all Christians secretly being hypocrites and phonies.

Distributor: Universal