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Who was Percival loyal to? Why did Broughton (Theron) kill him? Who is Satchel? Who is Broughton loyal to?

posted 7 years ago by notreal (3)
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Who was Percival (James McAvoy) siding with? He was supposedly MI6.

Why did the protagonist, Broughton (Charlize Theron), kill him?

She called him "Satchel" in the scene where she kills him.

Yet when she meets Bakhtin at the end, he calls her Comrade Satchel.

So who is Satchel?
Last scene was with her and John Goodman (CIA), they were flying to Langley, CIA HQ. Does this mean she's really CIA?

[–] xfool (964) 7 years ago

She is Satchel, an American triple agent planted by the CIA. Check the last scene in the plane where the CIA agent ask her about the 'cocksucker' remark she made.

Percival found that out from the list and wanted to get her killed so he told the Russians about her true identity.

[–] TandyMan (11097) 7 years ago

I couldn't make heads or tails of this movie. So technically, great spy movie? IDK

[–] Xcalat3 (3748) 7 years ago

She was a CIA triple agent and Percival outed her and had the evidence. not sure about the whole Satchel thing tho.

[–] astateofmind (19) 7 years ago

Percival, like Bakthin, wanted a personal gain from the list, maybe selling it. Theron was the Satchel.

[–] TylerAArse (2871) 7 years ago

She played everyone for a fool. She was an actual CIA agent sent in the be a triple agent to get that list.