Safe House

The 2012 American action thriller directed by Daniel Espinosa and written by David Guggenheim follows young CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), who is tasked with overseeing a safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. His mundane assignment takes a dangerous turn when ex-CIA operative Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), accused of treason and selling classified information, is brought in for interrogation. Shortly after Frost's arrival, the safe house is attacked by mercenaries who kill the security team. Weston escapes with Frost and must protect him while uncovering who is behind the attack and whom he can trust. As the story unfolds, Weston confronts internal corruption within the agency and realizes that Frost may not be as he seems. The film also stars Vera Farmiga (Catherine Linklater), Brendan Gleeson (David Barlow), Sam Shepard (Harlan Whitford), Rubén Blades (Carlos Villar), Nora Arnezeder (Ana Moreau), Robert Patrick (Daniel Kiefer), Liam Cunningham (Alec Wade), Joel Kinnaman (Keller), and Fares Fares (Vargas). Filming took place in Cape Town, marking Espinosa's first English-language film. Despite mixed critical reviews, the film was a commercial success, grossing over $208 million worldwide against a budget of $85 million.