The Dancer Upstairs MA 2002 | v

Acclaimed actor John Malkovich directs this hypnotic thriller about a lawyer, at a crossroads in his life, when he is assigned to find the lone terrorist who is bringing the country to its knees. Based on Peruvian terrorist group, Shining Path, Dancer is adapted from a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare who was a reporter in Peru during the manhunt for the group's leader.