26/03/2014 - Adaptation of John le Carré novel stars Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Damian Lewis and Naomie Harris

Director Susanna White (Nanny McPhee Returns) has commenced principal photography today for Our Kind Of Traitor [+see also:
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The film follows an English couple on holiday in Marrakech. An encounter with a Russian millionaire propels them on a tortuous journey.

Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell of The Ink Factory, and Gail Egan of Potboiler are producing.  The two companies recently collaborated on the adaptation of le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man [+see also:
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making of
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The film is a Studiocanal and Film4 presentation in association with Anton Capital Entertainment S.C.A., with the participation of Lovefilm.