Words Aaron Potter

After taking up the mantle of a Bond villain in No Time To Die, Rami Malek now finds himself on the other side of the espionage game in a new crime thriller from Slow Horses director James Hawes.

The Academy Award-winner stars as Charles Heller, a low-level CIA cryptographer whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a terrorist attack in London. Motivated to track down her murderers, he soon finds himself out in the field for the very first time. And it’s here where he discovers that his tech savvy and hacking skills give him a unique edge over other operatives.

A star-studded list of Hollywood names join Malek in this revenge thriller, including Jon Bernthal, Holt McCallany, Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Michael Stuhlbarg, and the one and only Laurence Fishburne. The latter takes the role of Heller’s unofficial mentor, assisting him with all the spy training he needs when those he thought he could depend on abandon him.

The Amateur is based on Robert Littell’s 1981 novel which already received the silver screen treatment that same year in a film starring John Savage and Christopher Plummer. The British television director made his feature debut with One Life now promises a modern take on this spy story, with an enticing contemporary cast, edge-of-your-seat tension, and explosive action.

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