A German spy belonging to a secret anti-terrorist group named Gunther Bachmann embarks on his latest mission when an immigrant named Issa of both Chechen and Russian descent is discovered in Hamburg, following a traumatic experience of torture back home. Issa insists he is the heir to a large fortune, enlisting human-rights lawyer Annabel Richter to help him claim it, but Gunther's colleagues are not convinced; they believe he is an Islamic terrorist who needs to be arrested and interrogated immediately. Gunther sees things a little differently, and is more suspicious of his relationship with Richter rather than his more obvious circumstances, but when it suggested that Issa could be in league with a Muslim philanthropist who is also an advocate of terrorism, he has to decide if Issa is the villain his co-workers suggest he is. Or could he just be the imperilled victim of the whole situation?
This intense crime thriller is based on John le Carre's 2008 novel and marks one of the final movie appearances of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. 'A Most Wanted Man' has been directed by Anton Corbijn ('The American', 'Control', 'One Night in Paris') with a screenplay by Andrew Bovell ('Edge of Darkness', 'Blessed', 'The Book of Revelation'). It is scheduled to hit cinemas on July 25th 2014.
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Bruhl, Willem Dafoe, Martin Wuttke, Nina Hoss, Rainer Bock, Kostja Ullmann, Homayoun Ershadi, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Vicky Krieps, Mehdi Dehbi, Charlotte Schwab, Derya Alabora, Neil Malik Abdullah, Tamer Yigit