Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

A couple finds themselves lured into a Russian oligarch's plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.

Director:

Susanna White

Writers:

John le Carré (based on the novel by), Hossein Amini

Stars:

Carlos Acosta, Radivoje Bukvic, Stellan Skarsgård

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carlos Acosta	...	Ballet Dancer
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Misha (as Rasha Bukvic)
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Dima
Mariya Fomina	...	Anna (as Maria Fomina)
Dolya Gavanski	...	Olga
Grigoriy Dobrygin	...	The Prince
Velibor Topic	...	Emilio Del Oro
Pawel Szajda	...	Blue Eyed Killer
Ewan McGregor	...	Perry
Naomie Harris	...	Gail
Alec Utgoff	...	Niki
Marek Oravec	...	Andrei
Mihhail Sibul	...	Cadaverous Bodyguard
Jana Perez	...	Maria
Tony Tennant	...	Tattooed Naked Man

Storyline

When Perry and his girlfriend, Gail, cross paths with the charismatic Dima on their Moroccan holiday, the forceful Russian is quick to challenge Perry to a friendly game of tennis. But this innocuous contest is not all it seems - Dima is a long-time servant of the Russian mafia, whose new boss, 'The Prince', wants him and his family dead. His only hope is to ask the unsuspecting Perry to broker him sanctuary with the British intelligence services, in return for exposing a vein of corruption that runs right to the heart of the City of London. Soon they find themselves on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps and, with the might of the Russian mafia closing in, begin to realise this particular match has the highest stakes of all.

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Plot Keywords:

russian mafia | family in danger | corrupt politician | based on novel | male frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Who can you trust with the truth?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, some sexuality, nudity and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

UK France

Language:

English Russian French

Release Date:

13 May 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

Un traidor entre nosotros

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,001,354 (USA) (1 July 2016)

Gross:

$3,152,725 (USA) (9 September 2016)

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Film4, Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Star Damian Lewis, who plays British MI6 agent Hector Meredith, explains that the film is as much a character piece as it is a suspenseful thriller. Lewis said: "It's not a 'who done it', it's more of a 'can they do it?'."

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Goofs

When Gail, played by Naomie Harris, meets Dima's twin daughters, she says, "Hi, my name's Naomie."

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Connections

Featured in The Making of Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

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Soundtracks

Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2
Composed by Frédéric Chopin (as Frederic Chopin)
Performed by Claudio Arrau
Courtesy of The Decca Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

I was shocked when I found out this was based on a novel

The only thing wrong with this movie is the plot. Or rather, now that I found out it's based on a popular novel, the script.

It's got a wonderful cast and technically it's fantastic. Direction, cinematography, music, it's all good. Actor performances are above average as well.

The script however is magnitudes of bad. Makes no sense whatsoever. There's no credible reasoning behind any of the actions taking place. It feels like it was written by a 5 year old. And the ending felt so abrupt and rushed that literally had me staring at the screen with my mouth open.

I don't know what to say. Obviously something went terribly wrong with the adaptation. Maybe there's a director's cut that's at least twice as long that would make some sense to the viewer. As it stands now though it's an unwatchable abomination.