Aug 19th 
The Courier** (12A)     
original title: Ironbark
(Curzon Colchester)

(GB/US 2020)
Lionsgate/FilmNation/42. 111m. ws

In 1960 British industrialist Greville Wynne is persuaded to help transport vital intelligence from a senior Soviet who is worried about the possible escalation into nuclear war.
Reasonably gripping and entertaining thriller, with history occasionally dropping into the narrative, and the female characters don't quite ring true, but a welcome variation from the mechanical coldness associated with the likes of John Le Carre. 

Written by: Tom O'Connor.
Producers: Adam Ackland, Ben Browning, Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken.
Director: Dominic Cooke.
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Jessie Buckley, Rachel Brosnahan, Angus Wright, Anton Lesser.
Photography: Sean Bobbitt.
Music: Abel Korzeniowski.
Editing: Gareth C. Scales