【About the film】
In the United States, they represent the most elite group of people. There are men and women. They are all leaders in all walks of life. They are all entrusted with trust. They deal with confidential state documents every day--this is the federal investigation. Bureau (FBI). FBI agents not only have to swear allegiance to the country, but at the same time, they have to closely combine the honor and disgrace of the United States with personal gains and losses. Oh, don’t get me wrong, "Breach" is not about celebrating the greatness of the FBI, but focusing on it. , Tells of a man who betrayed the entire country.
Derived from real events, "Breach" is a thriller and suspense film that goes deep into the FBI, revealing the most sensitive and unstable secrets of these mysterious guardians of the country. In February 2001, Robert Ibáñez · Joseph Hansen , the most prestigious senior investigator in the FBI system, was confirmed to be a traitor. For more than 20 years before his arrest, he had systematically and deliberately kept state secrets. The documents were sold to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , and in a government department with such a high density of national security, they were able to do so without knowing it . Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen is worthy of this "one of the most notorious agents in American history." Title.
Smart people like this are good at hiding themselves, but they often neglect the people around them. The young Eric O’Neill is the "person beside him" who made Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen finally show his fox tail. Eric is a prospective FBI agent student. Because of the special mission, he was promoted to the headquarters in advance and became an assistant agent who assisted Robert Ibáñez in secret work. Eric entered the FBI system as a monitoring talent. He knew that his "agent dream" was being realized step by step. However, what he could not imagine was that the first task he accepted at the FBI affected his life. On the surface, Eric appears to be a "welfare", a "serviceman" for Robert Ibáñez to work better. In fact, Eric was specially selected by the FBI executives to investigate "information leaks." For the incident, it was its responsibility to protect the confidentiality of the FBI. As for why it chose a "hairy boy" who had just left school, the FBI took into account that it is easier for Robert Ibáñez to relax his vigilance when it comes to a freshman. However, Eric’s enthusiasm for work quickly turned into an anxiety, because as the relationship between the two deepened, Eric found himself inevitably beginning to sympathize with Robert Ibáñez, although he knew that he had been in charge of the FBI’s top secret Robert Ibáñez is the biggest suspect in the "leakage" incident, and his behavior will put the entire country in extreme danger.
Robert Ibáñez trusts Eric more and more. Eric also found that although he has the strongest support from the FBI behind him, he is still inevitably involved in a cat and mouse game. This is a intelligence of investigation and anti-investigation. In this battle, in order to uncover the hidden undercover, it is impossible to defeat Robert Ibáñez alone, because this double agent who has betrayed the country may also be supported by an evil force that can destroy a country.
The story told by "Breach" happened just a few months ago on September 11, 2001. On February 18, Special Investigator Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen was arrested for treason, which is the result and account of an investigation of more than 500 FBI staff that lasted for three months. Robert Ibáñez has lived as a double agent for 22 years of his 25 years of service with the FBI. During the Cold War, he systematically sold valuable confidential documents to Russia, even with The KGB agent who worked as an undercover agent in the United States called his brother--at this time, the FBI recruited a young man named Eric O'Neill from the school.
Although Eric was only 26 years old at the time, he was a rare talent in surveillance and tracking. Only three months after he entered the FBI, he was specially recruited as Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen's assistant. In fact, the FBI is hope. Eric can gain the trust of Robert Ibáñez by virtue of his identity as a "rookie" to find out who is profiting from state secrets. After Robert Ibáñez was arrested, Eric did not stay in the FBI for too long. Soon after, he voluntarily gave up his status as an FBI agent and returned to campus to study for a law degree. In the days when he left the FBI, Eric told his brother David about his experience of working with Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen and the unique and subtle relationship developed between them. David believes that the story of his brother itself , It is enough to make an eye-catching film. So, the O'Neill brothers filed an application with the FBI, which was finally approved to make the incident public.
Eric O’Neill dictated, and screenwriters Bill Rotko and Adam Mazer were responsible for recording and then writing the script.During this process, director Billy Ray joined In the ranks of screenwriters, he once directed "Shattered Glass" (Shattered Glass) in 2003, which is also based on the ups and downs of the life of journalist Stephen Glass. Since Billy Ray has proven that he can perfectly handle the gap between real events that are closely related to social life and the world of film, naturally he will not be affected by the story between Eric O’Neill and Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen. The required sensitivity is stumped. Therefore, Lei, who was originally for the screenwriter, naturally became the director of the film.
When Billy Ray took the script to find Universal, hoping to get investment, the filmmaker almost signed the contract without hesitation. Indeed, the FBI nodded and said yes. Could anyone dare to say "no"? Regarding his final decision to take over the guide of "Breach", Billy Ray explained: "I will always be attracted by the story of deceit and deception or the character with a great contrast between the surface and the heart, plus it It is derived from a real event. There are many things to explore in such a film, and more interesting content can be unearthed. Robert Ibáñez·Joseph Hansen is a contradictory mixture. His actions bring meaning to the country. Unexpected harm. Before Robert Ibáñez was arrested, he was able to successfully double agent for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for 22 years, which shows that he is a very smart man. At the same time, he also has an evil side because he is truly The identity is actually a'traitor'. Although this character can't escape the'dark' side, he is also human and has helpless sorrow."
