Sabrina *Spoilers marked at end* I'm a little puzzled by the low rating here. I gained some light by reading the more negative reviews and it seems that the points of the film may have been missed by some. Those who did get it and still didn't like it I can totally respect, but so many here just aren't getting it.If you have any interest in the film, give it a chance, please. This is seriously underrated, as it is one of the most complex and mature films to come out of the 80s. Winger and Berenger both deserved Oscars, honestly. She is so underrated herself. Winger absolutely inhabits this role. She IS this woman. Her beautiful eyes are so expressive. She can convey everything we need to know just by her face. She carries this film through any faults it has.Berenger is equally fantastic. No wonder this was his favorite role.**SPOILERS AHEAD**After he discovers that she's with the FBI, we see him laying in bed with her, tears falling silently on his pillow. In this moment we find the point of the film. People who do terrible things are still human. They are not monsters. Just people. They can be wicked and disgusting and twisted, but still have love and gentleness in their souls. In the film's last moments, this point is driven home in a bittersweet goodbye with her almost-stepdaughter Rachel. We can see the path Rachel is on, the same as her father. In just a few years she could behave just as wickedly as he did.But there's a glimmer of hope that she will remember Winger's character, remember her words, and choose a different path. And so, how will we ever address these societal issues unless we can realize these are just people? That doesn't mean sympathize or excuse. But knowledge is required for true change.Amazing film.

edwagreen At least, when the closing credits appear, this song is uplifting and proves that Berenger's young daughter hasn't totally been brainwashed by the cult she lives among.Tom Berenger plays a heavy in this one where Deborah Winger, his new found girlfriend, is a federal agent penetrating a white supremacy group. He takes her to a variety of his crews exploits-mainly killing blacks and Jews.Periodically, Winger reports back to her superior and lover John Heard and is really in for a rude awakening at the picture's end when it is determined that she has been used for the agency's other purpose. This dynamic twist really adds to this decent film.

TedMichaelMor "Betrayed" is top shelf entertainment, but it fails as great cinema. Director Costa-Gavras, writer Joe Eszterhas, and a fine cast create a meticulously shaped story with depth and multiple points-of-view. The film works on many levels. For example, contrasting romantic imagery of rural American against sterile bureaucratic offices is not subtle but it is effective. French cinematographer, Patrick Blossier, and editor Joële Van Effenterre bring subtly to the narration. For example, little side shots of a man lying in the bed of a pickup truck or umbrellas in rain define such icons as structural counterpoints to images of racial violence. Little touches give a sense of subtly to what is a heavy-handed story. This is pretend subtly. Mr. Eszterhas is an often-underrated screenwriter. With a great director, as in this film, the screenplay unfolds, as does his screenplay for "Basic Instinct" under Paul Verhoeven, but here it never quite feels authentic because it is not. How Costa-Gavras and Eszterhas create empathy for unappealing, bigoted people indicates the revolutionary material background for such violence. Not nihilistic but close to it, the film ends with a lovely affirmation of humanity. Alberta, Canada stands in for the Midwest of the United States as it did in the masterwork film "Days of Heaven." Playing that area in warm tone against Chicago in cold, blue tones is obvious but it works. The ability of the players, with casting by Mary Goldberg, deeply impresses me from child Rachel Valdez to John Heard, John Mahoney, and Betsy Blair in her last role and on to Debra Winger and Tom Berenger as the protagonists. Debra Winger as icon with relentless reaction shots feels the core of the film. Those reaction shots would work wonderfully in a more carefully constructed narrative. This political film feels like propaganda because it is. Deciding the point-of-view is easy on one level but the density of the narrative undermines one's sympathy. That works; but the heavy-handed and essentially unlikely story annihilates that strategy. Roger Ebert's intelligent review of this film makes sense. The storyline is not believable. Debra Winder's character somehow just does not make sense. The ambiguity is simply too fancifully conspiratorial. Yet, Ms. Winger's reaction shots carry the day. You sense something deeper underlying the tomfoolery. The ten is for Debra Winger and Tom Berenger who somehow redeem this work.

Claudio Carvalho In Chicago, the host of a controversial radio talk show Sam Kraus (Richard Libertini) is assassinated in the garage of his building by the terrorist group Z.O.G. – "Zionist Occupied Government. FBI agent Catherine Phillips (Debra Winger) is assigned to work undercover in a rural area to investigate the prime suspect Gary Simmons (Tom Berenger) using the identity of Katie Weaver. Katie meets the family man and widower Gary, his mother, his son and his daughter, and she believes he is innocent and they fall in love for each other. Gary trusts on Katie, proposes her and discloses the truth about his separatists and bigot friends and himself to her. Katie lives a dilemma and asks her superior Mike Carnes (John Heard) to be taken off the case because of her feelings. Mike insists and Katie is divided by her love and her duty, leading to a tragic consequence.The thriller "Betrayed" is still impressive nineteen years after its release. The story is ahead of time, showing terrorism inside North America thirteen years before the tragic September 11th. In 1988, Iraq was allied of United States of America and Iran was the enemy. Sam Kraus foresees in his show that in the future Iran would be allied of USA. Director Costa-Gravas disclose a story with drama, romance, thriller and action through two needy characters: the agent Catherine Phillips is orphan, lives alone, and when she meets the family of her suspect she can not believe that he is a criminal. Gary Simmons is a honest man, disclosing his world to his beloved mate. This conflict of emotions and feelings leads to a sad and pessimist conclusion. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Atraiçoados" ("Betrayed")