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The Tailor of Panama

2001 · 109 min

A wry, slow-burning spy tale where lies pile up with dangerous charm, keeping you tense and amused as the con spirals.

Tagline
In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.
Overview
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • power
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
Andrew Davies, John le Carré, John Boorman
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Leonor Varela, Brendan Gleeson, Harold Pinter, Catherine McCormack, Daniel Radcliffe
Music
Shaun Davey
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
109 min
Country
Ireland, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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