A Different Loyalty (2004)

Directed by

Marek Kanievska

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Sally falls in love with a journalist named Leo in 1960s Beirut. She later discovers he is a British spy who betrays his country for the Soviet Union.

dramaticromantictensebittersweetsuspensefulmelancholicslow-paced

What happens

A Different Loyalty is a 2004 drama film inspired by the story of British traitor Kim Philby's love affair and marriage to Eleanor Brewer in Beirut and his eventual defection to the Soviet Union. The story takes place in the 1960s and stars Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett. In the film, the characters have fictitious names. The film was entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival. Though not credited, the story is based on Eleanor Brewer Philby's 1967 book Kim Philby: The Spy I Loved, published in 1967. The screenplay was written by Jim Piddock. It was a Canada/UK/United States co-production. A Different Loyalty was not released theatrically in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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