Directed by Dominic Cooke, The Courier tells the story
of Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch), a British businessman who
found himself playing a pivotal role in the Cold War when MI6 and the CIA
recruited him to spy on his business contacts behind the Iron Curtain. The
film also stars Rachel Brosnahan, Jesse Buckley and Merab Ninidze.
The Courier is currently scheduled for a UK cinema release
from March 19th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK's MI6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
