Den 5. januar 1895 degraderes kaptajn Alfred Dreyfus, en ung lovende officer, for at have spioneret for Tyskland og dømmes til livsvarigt fængsel på Djævleøen. Blandt vidnerne til hans ydmygelse er Georges Picquart, der bliver forfremmet til at drive den militære efterretningsenhed, der fældede Dreyfus. Men da Picquart opdager, at hemmeligheder stadig overleveres til tyskerne, drages han ind i en farlig labyrint af bedrag.
" Roman Polanski er en omdiskuteret instruktør. På den ene side står han bag klassikere så som ’Rosemary’s baby’ og ’Chinatown’, på den anden side er han blevet anklaget for seksuelle overgreb. Nu er han imidlertid klar med en ny film, som allerede har fået stor ros. ’Officer og spion’ eller ’J’accuse’, som filmen oprindeligt hedder, vandt nemlig Grand Jury Prisen til sidste års filmfestival i Venedig, hvor den også fik verdenspremiere. Filmen handler om den unge officer Alfred Dreyfus, som dømmes for landsforræderi i 1894. ’Officer og spion’ bygger på Robert Harris’ bog af samme navn fra 2013. Filmen får dansk biografpremiere den 23. april. "
January 1895 was the most terrible time for Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young officer in the beginning of his very promising career. He has been wrongly accused of spying in favour of Germany and sent into exile to the Devil’s Island, a penal colony in French Guiana. Later, the facts proved that another officer was the real spy but Captain Dreyfus’s life and reputation were already badly affected by the scandal. Colonel Georges Picquart was in charge of the military counter-intelligence of that case. When he was informed that someone continue to hand over sensitive information to the Germans, Colonel Picquart decided to prove Dreyfus’ innocence, which put him in great danger and almost costed him his life. Director and Co-screen writer Roman Polanski has selected an excellent cast to tell this extraordinary story, based on tragic true events.
" Roman Polanski is a debated character. On the one hand he is behind classics like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and ‘Chinatown’, on the other hand he has be accused of sexual assaults. Now he ready with a new movie which has already received praise. ‘An Officer and A Spy’ or ‘J’accuse’ as it’s originally called won the Grand Jury Prize at last year’s film festival in Venice, where it also premiered. The movie is about the young officer Alfred Dreyfus, who was sentenced for treason in 1894. ‘An Officer and A Spy’ is based on Robert Harris’ novel of the same name from 2013. The movie will premiere in Danish cinemas on the 23rd of April. "