Damascus Cover: How to watch the trailer starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Hurt

Damascus Cover, based on the 1977 book of the same name by Howard Kaplan, already had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017.

Since its premiere, Damascus Cover has garnered several awards.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Mission Impossible III, The Tudors) plays the lead Ari Ben-Zion in the spy thriller which comes to UK cinemas August 3, 2018.

How can you watch the trailer?

You can see the trailer for Damascus Cover here at Express.co.uk

The movie also boasts an ensemble cast including Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Dredd), Navid Negahban (Homeland, American Sniper) and Jurgen Prochnow (Das Boot, Dune).

As per any spy film, the plot is mildly convoluted and very politically relevant.

The movie centres around Ari Ben-Zion (Meyers) an Israeli spy who is haunted by the death of his son.

He is recalled to Jerusalem after a failed attempt to bring a mole back to Israel alive.

Unsure how many of its operatives have been exposed, Mossad assigns Ari to smuggle a chemical weapons scientist out of Syria.

While in Damascus, his loneliness is relieved by Kim (Thirlby), a young American photographer.

Within days of Ari’s arrival, his mission goes wrong and to survive he contacts a deep cover agent code-named The Angel.

Ari soon discovers that he is a pawn in a much bigger plan that will change him forever.

Damascus Cover is produced by Hannah Leader, Huw Penalt Jones, Jomon Thomas and Masaaki Tanaka.

Some of the awards the movie has already won include Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.

The spy film has a run time of 98 minutes, making it a welcome break from the longer Marvel movies of late.

Damascus Cover has a certificate 15 rating, which means the movie is suitable only for those 15 and over.

The true-life spy thriller was shot in Casablanca and arrives in UK cinemas August 3, 2018.