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Based on the novel by British-Irish author John Le Carré, this thoughtful, intelligent and absorbing spy thriller stars excellent performances from an impressive ensemble cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Willem Dafoe, Rachel McAdams, Nina Hoss and Daniel Brühl. Co-produced by Film4, Potboiler Productions and The Ink Factory.

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Half-Chechen, half-Russian militant Issa (Grigoriy Dobrygin) arrives in Hamburg seeking asylum as well as his father’s inheritance. Finding the situation suspect, a German intelligence expert (Philip Seymour Hoffman) surveils the man and tries to piece together the truth.