Our Kind of Traitor

• Thriller

A seemingly idyllic Moroccan holiday fractures for a British academic and his lawyer girlfriend when they encounter a flamboyant Russian oligarch seeking an unlikely alliance. Pulled into a dangerous game of espionage, their lives become a frantic, geographically-spanning race against both shadowy intelligence agencies and ruthless organized crime. The film distinguishes itself not through explosive action, but through a tense, psychologically-driven narrative that favors dialogue and character interaction – a deliberate unraveling of trust and loyalty within a morally ambiguous world. It portrays a chillingly plausible illicit connection between London’s financial institutions and international criminality, exploring the corruption bubbling beneath a veneer of respectability, and highlighting the precariousness of ordinary lives caught within geopolitical machinations. The atmosphere is one of mounting unease, a creeping dread underscored by the protagonists' increasingly desperate attempts to navigate a web of betrayal.