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

4 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 Pérez	...	Maria (as Jana Perez)
Tony Tennant	...	Tattooed Naked Man

Storyline

When Perry and his wife, 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 realize this particular match has the highest stakes of all.

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Plot Keywords:

russian mafia | corrupt politician | teacher | interracial couple | russian mob | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the picture's producers, Gail Egan, said of this movie: "We were lucky enough to read the book prior to publication. It was obvious straight away. It's a great book. It's a great story and it has great characters. It is very cinematic."

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Goofs

Swiss license plates have the letter code of the canton on the left. In the movie they are on the right. In addition, the letter code for Bern, according to the flag on the plate, would be "BE" and not "LR".

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Quotes

Dima: Give this to your MI6. Tell them you have a gift from the number one money launderer from the Russian mafia.

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Connections

Referenced in Our Kind of Traitor: Interviews (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

Unwilling willing

Sometimes you get into a situation without really doing anything. And then you have to ask yourself where to go from there. Something like this happens to Ewan McGregors character. Someone with a past, but also someone with morals. And someone who seems to be struggling with his life, so he may be welcoming whatever gets thrown at him.

This is based on a novel which I haven't read, so I can't compare those two. I can tell you that the movie is more than suspenseful enough and it seems very much rooted in reality (of course heightened at certain points of the story). There are many obstacles and you may see a lot of things coming before they happen, but the movie is played very well and is more than decent enough to enjoy

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK France USA

Language:

English Russian French

Release Date:

13 May 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

Our Kind of Traitor

Filming Locations:

London, Greater London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$984,698, 3 July 2016

Gross USA:

$3,153,157

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,711,027

Company Credits

Production Co:

StudioCanal, Film4, Anton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1