Watch the first five minutes of 'The International'

Tom Tykwer's thriller "The International" premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last week, and it's due in theaters in the U.S. this Friday.

The plot follows Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman, who are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks.

Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul.

Clive Owen and Naomi Watts are starring, and if you desire to find out a little more about the film, check out the first five minutes of it after the jump.

It's not necessarily an explosive opening, but it's intense enough to make me want to see more. Tykwer also directed "Run, Lola, Run" and "Heaven."