Our Kind of Traitor (film)

Our Kind of Traitor is a 2016 British spy thriller film directed by Susanna White and written by Hossein Amini, based on John le Carré's 2010 novel of the same name.

Starring Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis and Alicia von Rittberg, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2016 by StudioCanal.

In a money laundering scheme, "The Prince" – leader of the Russian Mafia – creates a new bank in London and has its financial oligarchs sign over their accounts to him.

While on vacation in Morocco with his wife Gail, Perry MacKendrick strikes up a friendship with Dima, a boisterous Russian with an eidetic memory.

Dima’s information enables Hector and his supervisor Billy to witness a meeting between the Prince and corrupt politician Aubrey Longrigg.

Emilio, the Prince's consigliere, suspects the MacKendricks and has henchman Niki intimidate them in his rough neighborhood, where Perry intervenes when the blue-eyed assassin beats a woman.

After Perry leaves, Hector finds a tiny roll of paper addressed to him from Dima, hidden in the pistol's chamber, listing all the corrupt Britons' names and account numbers.

Filming locations included Marrakesh, Morocco; Bern, Switzerland; Moscow, Russia; Paris, France; Rukatunturi, Finland; the Bolshoi Ballet; and London, England.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Our Kind of Traitor relies on solid writing and acting rather than action to deliver its spy-movie thrills — and thankfully has the pedigree to pull it off on both fronts.