Days after 9/11, Blerim Skoro was recruited from a Manhattan prison by the CIA. For over a decade, he was America’s infidel mole, roaming the Middle East as a spy deep inside al-Qaeda.
Blerim lived in constant danger amongst terrorists, leaking intelligence to the US government in the desperate hope of getting a Green Card and a ticket back to his family in Brooklyn.
The Accidental Spy is the story of how one man became tangled in a complex geo-political web, how he risked everything to protect his family, and how he was cruelly betrayed by the country he strived to defend.
Director: Anthony Wonke
Anthony Wonke is an Oscar-nominated, double EMMY and triple BAFTA-winning director & producer.
Known for his original feature documentaries Dettori (SKY), The Director and the Jedi ( LUCAS FILM & DISNEY), Being AP (BBC FILMS), Fire in the Night (BBC) and Ronaldo (UNIVERSAL), and documentary series The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities (BBC), Wonke has extensive experience working in the Middle East. He has made several films in and about the region, including Children on the Frontline (C4) and The Battle for Marjah (HBO).
In early 2024, he will be directing In the Shadows, written by Ursula Rani Sarma, produced by the Oscar-nominated Sleeper Films (The Favourite), and starring Jasmine Jobson as Ramla Ali, the first Somali British professional boxing champion.