John Boorman

The Tailor of Panama -- British intelligence recruits a well-connected tailor to serve as their man in Panama: he finds hislife destroyed when he unwittingly endangers his friends, family and adopted country when his fabricated intelligence leads to a U.S. invasion.

John Boorman won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for this chronicle of Ireland's notorious Robin Hood, Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson), who was killed by the Irish Republican Army in 1994.

Based on the 1996 novel, this is a mixture of thriller and black comedy. Harry Pendel is the tailorto the powerful of Panama. Harry is known for his storytelling and suits, but soon his tales carry lethal repercussions. Harry spins a yarn that is not only taken as truth, but sets off a chain of events that threatens everything he values most in life.

British spy Andrew Osnard has found himself recently banished to Panama. When Osnard stumbles into a tailor shop, he meets Harry Pendel, a garrulous sort with an unmatched penchant for fabricating wild tales.