![]() Would a prospective sequel to the film flip things and look at Russian spies in the U.S.? That would be very current, by simple existence tackling the oft-disputed presidency of Donald Trump. Korchnoi and Dominika are American agents embedded within Russia. In 2018, with mounting evidence of Russian interference in the United States' 2016 presidential election, that page-turning spy story feels even more relevant.Ī core element of Red Sparrow is the chess game of installing double agents in key positions of power to undermine the enemy. The original Red Sparrow novel, published in 2013, was timely in its portrayal of Russia as a country working tirelessly to undermine Western interests as though the Cold War had never ended. Beforehand, there was concern among the Americans that the Russians would never be willing to allow an exposed mole to live and share secrets with the West, and their suspicion is proven correct when a sniper ends Ivan's life with a well-placed headshot. She used the glass to place him where he never was, and the floppy disk to suggest he was giving fake data to the Russians. When the mask is removed, the face revealed isn't that of Korchnoi, but of Ivan, who has been successfully framed by Dominika. When the opaque bag is removed from the mole's head, the movie flashes back to crucial moments between Dominika and her uncle Ivan, including swiping a glass (with his fingerprints) from his office and making fake copies of the data acquired from Senator Boucher (Mary-Louise Parker). ![]() The Russians are returning the mole to the custody of the Americans, while the Americans are giving Dominika back to the Russians. As far as the audience truly knows, the only person in her life she actually cares about is her mother.ĭuring her missions, both for Russia and the United States, she's collecting and planting evidence against mean ol' Uncle Ivan, and it all comes to a head in the finale, a hostage trade. ![]() She only signed on to be a spy because the alternative was death. The only problem for Dominika is that she doesn't necessarily have an allegiance to either the USA or Russia. He's willing to sacrifice himself if his legacy lives on through Dominika. From this place of impunity, she can continue his work, undermining Russia's plans while feeding information to the West. He'll be discovered, but he has a plan: have Dominika, who is currently under suspicion for being a double agent herself, turn him in and become a national hero. Russia had turned into something of a prison for a man like Korchnoi, and he was tired of being nothing more than an anonymous cog in a supposedly great machine, so he decided to work with the CIA to advance the Western agenda, rather than that of this neo-Soviet Russia. ![]() ![]() His loyalty to Russia was tested by the end of the Cold War, and he was captivated by the allure of individualism offered by the West. He reveals his true allegiance to Dominika and laments that his time is almost up. The whole time, General Vladimir Andreievich Korchnoi, played by Jeremy Irons, was spying for the Americans. Related: Just How Violent Is Red Sparrow? ![]()
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