“Trust no one but the enemy.”
Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally, finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan, Tolkachev was able to fundamentally shift the balance of power, proving that true patriotism lies not in blind allegiance but in the willingness to challenge a government when it strays from its ideals.
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Russell Crowe
Adolf Tolkachev
Known for
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
Armie Hammer
Brad Reid
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
The Social Network
Harry Lawtey
Tom Lenihan
Known for
Industry
Joker: Folie à Deux
Akiva Goldsman
Known for
Hancock
The Crowded Room
Mads Mikkelsen
Adolf Tolkachev
Known for
Hannibal
The Hunt
Amma Asante
Benjamin August
Naia Cucukov
Willa Fitzgerald
Mae Lenihan
Known for
Scream: The TV Series
The Fall of the House of Usher
Gregory Lessans
David E Hoffman
David E. Hoffman
Amma Asante Director · Stephen Gaghan Writer David E. Hoffman Author
Produced in United States · Production Weed Road Pictures
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Walden Media
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Weed Road Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
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