The Tailor of Panama (2001)

In the shadowy world of international espionage, seasoned MI.6 operative Andy Osnard finds himself exiled to the sultry, seemingly sleepy realm of Panama. His transgression? A scandalous tryst with the wrong woman in Spain. Panama, though outwardly tranquil, is a simmering hotspot of geopolitical significance, its importance magnified by the enormous canal, a potential trigger for chaos, as the corrupt rule of Manuel Noriega has proven in the past. In this humid backwater, Andy's mission is to recruit a British informant from the scant few hundred living there. His sights land upon Harry Pendel, a men's tailor with a client list that reads like a who's who of Panama's elite, his hands weaving threads for the powerful, including the president himself. Harry's wife, Louisa, holds sway in the canal authority, her position further enhancing Harry's appeal as an informant. However, beneath the facade of his Savile Row credentials lies Harry's secret past. A past that includes prison bars, a criminal uncle posing as a business partner, and a flourishing tailor shop shadowed by a crippling debt from a failed farming venture. A past that Louisa knows nothing about. With this knowledge, Andy manipulates Harry into cooperation, the compensation enough to alleviate his financial woes. Harry also has ties to Panama's turbulent past, a link to those who resisted Noriega's regime. Among them are a haunted, alcohol-addled Mickie Abraxas, and Marta, his store manager, her face an etched testament to the brutalities of the previous regime. As Andy tightens the screws on Harry for crucial intel, he unearths a potential bombshell - the Panamanian government's alleged plan to sell the canal to China. This revelation is the catalyst Andy needs to spring his own self-serving agenda into action. The stage is set for an intricate dance of deception, manipulation, and high-stakes espionage, where a tailor's tale could destabilize a nation and change the course of history. In the sweltering heat of Panama, every thread has the potential to unravel a dangerous truth.

The Tailor of Panama is a drama movie featuring Pierce Brosnan.

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