In this witty, thrilling battle of political wills, Peter Morgan tells the story of Boris Berezovsky, the oligarch who arguably created Vladimir Putin and was then destroyed by him.
Teeth bared, eyes glittering and pate starkly shaved, Tom Hollander gives a riveting performance as the businessman, brimming with sardonic swagger even after surviving a car bomb. He’s matched by Will Keen as Putin, who visibly hardens and tightens over the course of the action, like a conker in an oven.
