Traitor

A claustrophobic, talk-heavy chamber piece where a crumbling man is interrogated about his contradictions, leaving a lingering chill of disillusionment.

Directed by

Alan Bridges

Genres

Drama, Tv movie

Starring

John Le Mesurier, Jack Hedley, Diana Fairfax

Overview

Western journalists visit Moscow to interview Adrian Harris, a former controller in British intelligence who was also a double agent for the USSR. Harris believes in both Communism and Englishness, believing himself to have betrayed his class, but not his country. The press find these beliefs incompatible, and want to find out why he became a ‘traitor’. Harris is plagued by anxieties over both his actions and his upper-class childhood, and drinks to a state of collapse

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Betrayal, identity, class, loyalty

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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