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Rogue Agent (2022)

Rogue Agent poster
Directed by
Adam Patterson, Declan Lawn
Genre
thriller film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
M
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 272 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A conman tricks people into believing he works for MI5. A woman works to expose him and bring him to justice.

tensesuspensefulcoldmanipulativegrippingpsychologicalmethodicalunsettling

What happens

Rogue Agent is a 2022 British biographical mystery drama thriller film directed by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn in their feature-length debut, from a screenplay the pair co-wrote with Michael Bronner based on the unpublished article "Chasing Agent Freegard" by Michael Bronner. James Norton portrays Robert Hendy-Freegard, a conman who tricked and convinced several people that he was an MI5 agent. Gemma Arterton also stars as the person who brought him down, with additional cast members including Shazad Latif, Marisa Abela, Edwina Findley and Julian Barratt. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 July 2022 on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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