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Our Kind of Traitor is a spy thriller directed by Susanna White (Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang). The film, which is adapted from John le Carré’s novel of the same name, stars Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis, Alicia von Rittberg, and Velibor Topic.
While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian mafia. When Dima asks for their help to deliver classified information to the British Secret Services, Perry and Gail get caught in a dangerous world of international espionage and dirty politics.
“What made this stand out for me was that it is a very modern story,” says White. “I have grown up with le Carré and most of his other stories have looked backwards into the past and been set in a world of darkish interiors. OUR KIND OF TRAITOR is a big road movie, travelling across five countries. It is (also) a le Carré for now. People in MI6 might now be working counter-‐terrorism. I deliberately cast Khalid Abdalla, a Middle Eastern actor, to play Luke, because that is the MI6 we’ve got now.”
Our Kind of Traitor is rated 14A.
