Hossein Amini · 2014 · thriller

Hossein Amini's 2014 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel, set in 1962. A charming American con man and his wife, touring Greece, draw in a young expat guide; when a man dies in their Athens hotel, the three flee together to Crete and on to Istanbul, the bond between them curdling into suspicion, jealousy, and betrayal under the Mediterranean sun.

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   Athens

   A wealthy American couple meet a young expat guide at the Acropolis; that night a private detective dies in their hotel room.

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   Crete

   The three flee by boat to Crete, where among the ruins of Knossos trust gives way to jealousy and Colette is killed.

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   Istanbul

   The pursuit ends in Istanbul, in a final reckoning beneath the great dome of the Hagia Sophia.