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This is a good film with a fantastic cast. It's content seems to upset a lot of reviewers including at least one member of the IDF who says the murder of a protester would never happen. Well, it could and it has. This is not a left wing film but one that explores one version of the world we live in. The old boy establishment is still influential in British politics and our Civil Service. This film was made pre Trump and it explores the UK/USA relationship or a version of it. It is intelligently written and sensitively acted. The direction is a little slow burner but this is not an action hero movie. Bill Nighy is superb - one of his best performances although he rarely has a bad one. The only part for me that spoils it is his character. He is very much part of the establishment and one of the most senior members of MI5. It is highly doubtful that someone that senior would be getting as involved as he does and the film would have worked better for me had the character been slightly younger and lower down the pecking order. That apart it is highly believable. It is worth remembering that a UK ambassador was forced out of the diplomatic service when he revealed UK involvement in extraordinary rendition. The type of events depicted in the film have actually happened.