电影剧本由霍辛•阿米尼(作品《鸽之翼》、《亡命驾驶》)编写,《标准晚报》称赞其对勒•卡雷2010年的小说作出了“高度精准的生动改编”。
The screenplay was written by Hossein Amini ( Wings of a Dove , Drive ) , who is praised by The Evening Standard for making " highly incisive and effective revisions " to le Carr é " s 2010 novel :