A slow-burning spy thriller set within the British intelligence service during the height of the Cold War, this complex drama is highlighted by Gary Oldman’s acutely understated performance. As a high level agent brought out of retirement to ferret out a mole within the MI5, he exudes intensity and intellect with unerring precision. The story itself is exceptionally complicated and yet highly engaging. I felt that casting and corresponding screen time made it clear whom the mole would turn out to be…but you may disagree.
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Awards
Winner: Best Actor (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Actress (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Costume Design (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Design (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Drama Series/Serial (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsWinner: Best Film Cameraman (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Film Sound (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Best Graphics (Television) at the BAFTA AwardsNominee: Film Editor (Television) at the BAFTA Awards
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Tomas Alfredson
Actors
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Arthur Nightingale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian McKay, Ciarán Hinds, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Firth, David Dencik, Denis Khoroshko, Gary Oldman, Harvey Walsh, Ilona Kassai, Imre Csuja, Jamie Thomas King, Jean-Claude Jay, John Hurt, John le Carré, Kathy Burke, Katrina Vasilieva, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Laura Carmichael, Linda Marlowe, Mark Strong, Matyelok Gibbs, Michael Sarne, Peter Kalloy Molnar, Peter McNeil O'Connor, Peter O'Connor, Philip Hill-Pearson, Philip Martin Brown, Roger Lloyd Pack, Rupert Procter, Sarah-Jane Robinson, Simon McBurney, Stephen Graham, Stuart Graham, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy, Tom Stuart, Zoltán Mucsi
Language
English, French, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish
Mood
Slow, Thrilling, Well-acted
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The authentic spy movie, it honors the genre thriller as you stay from begining until the end figuring out what is going on. Fantastic.