The Translator. Genre: Thriller. Director: Anas Khalaf. Cast: Ziad Bakri, Yumna Marwan, David Field, Ramzi Maqdisi, Miranda Tapsell. Release Date: 2021-10-13. Runtime: 105 minutes. Rating: 5.7/10. A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.