Secret Agencies caught in a deadly game of chess

During the Cold War, Russia captures US pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers’ only hope is New York lawyer, James Donovan, played by Tom Hanks. Donovan was recruited by a CIA operative for a near-impossible mission of negotiating with the enemy. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man’s freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians will get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court. Tom Hanks, in this movie, gets the limelight playing his trademark role as an ordinary person caught in an extraordinary situation. Hanks’ record speaks volumes having won two Oscar awards.

Three-time Oscar winning director, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks carry on where they previously left off having worked together on movies like Saving Private Ryan, Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal.