Red Sparrow follows Russian spy Dominika Egorova (Lawrence) who is unwillingly drafted as a “sparrow,” a spy trained in seduction in order to penetrate enemy intelligence.
Hinds plays Zyugonov, director of Russian intelligence, who orders Egorova to begin operations against a CIA officer.
American writer Jason Matthews spent over three decades with the CIA before jumping into the writing game with Red Sparrow, soon to be adapted into a feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence (X-Men: Apocalypse).
Over the years, some of the best spy thrillers have come, like so many of Hollywood’s best films, from the world of literature.