Watch this fantastic spy thriller movie on TV tonight

From the writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the film stars an Oscar winner in his final lead role before his untimely death.

The story depicts Hamburg as being on high alert since then. This is as we follow a covert government team set up to monitor any activity that may be tied to terrorism.

Run by Günther Bachmann (played by the Oscar-winner Hoffman), the unit's work involves recruiting local informants to gather information. Bachmann and his team (played by Daniel Bruhl, Nina Hoss and Vicky Krieps) take an interest in Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin), a political refugee from Chechnya, after he illegally enters Hamburg.

Learning that Karpov is in the city to claim a massive inheritance left to him, Bachmann believes he can use the refugee to prove that a local respected philanthropist, Dr Faisal Abdullah (Homayoun Ershadi), is using a small portion of his legitimate money to fund terrorists.

Watch the trailer for A Most Wanted Man right here:

Despite its slow-burn storytelling, A Most Wanted Man is always gripping. This is thanks to its thoughtful exploration of the ethics of spycraft, the cast's authentically world-weary performances, and director Anton Corbijn's atmospheric, clinical direction.

The movie also builds in pace and tension as it goes, culminating in a gut-punch of an ending.

For fans of the Hoffman, A Most Wanted Man makes for essential if sad viewing. It was his last lead role before his untimely death in 2014.

A Most Wanted Man is airing on TV tonight on Film4 at 11.25pm. It will also be available to stream on Channel 4's website from Friday, 9 October.

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