A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
Directed by Anton Corbijn
immigrant
muslim
based on novel or book
espionage
spy
intelligence
torture
surveillance
security
hamburg, germany
intense
bewildered
Rank
#142 in 2014·#5351 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Günther Bachmann
Willem Dafoe
Tommy Brue
Robin Wright
Martha Sullivan
Rachel McAdams
Annabel Richter
Grigoriy Dobrygin
Issa Karpov
Homayoun Ershadi
Abdullah
Nina Hoss
Irna Frey
Daniel Brühl
Maximilian
Herbert Grönemeyer
Michael Axelrod
Mehdi Dehbi
Jamal
Rainer Bock
Dieter Mohr
Vicky Krieps
Niki
Crew
Anton Corbijn
Director
Herbert Grönemeyer
Original Music Composer
Claire Simpson
Editor
Benoît Delhomme
Director of Photography
Gail Egan
Producer
Malte Grunert
Producer
John le Carré
Executive Producer
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Sam Englebardt
Executive Producer
Jina Jay
Casting Director
Simone Bär
Casting Director
John le Carré
Novel
Popular Reviews
113 reviews
Ryan SnyderPRO
7.0★ · 03/02/26
Pretty elite tension political thriller with star studded cast
Pretty elite tension political thriller with star studded cast
Sam Bam
5.0★ · 02/24/26
Good performances but holy freakin snoozefest my goodness
Good performances but holy freakin snoozefest my goodness
RJ Phillips
5.0★ · 02/10/26
I think I need to sit in a dark room to smoke a cigarette and frown
I think I need to sit in a dark room to smoke a cigarette and frown
Billyparsnip
5.0★ · 01/18/26
How you gonna cast Phillip Seymour Hoffman, then not give him room to let his acting nuts hang
How you gonna cast Phillip Seymour Hoffman, then not give him room to let his acting nuts hang