The Deceivers

The Deceivers

1988 · 102 min · HI · 5.7 (22 votes)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer · Starring Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Helena Michell, Keith Michell, David Robb · Music John Scott

How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?

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India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

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A gripping descent into a dangerous world where cultural divides blur and obsession takes hold. The film masterfully builds suspense, immersing you in a paranoid atmosphere of ritualistic violence and psychological unraveling.

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