John Madden has been responsible for films such as Shakespeare In Love, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Proof and Killshot. The trailer for his latest directorial feature, The Debt, a drama-thriller, has been posted online, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies.

Synopsis: In 1965, three young Israeli Mossad agents on a secret mission capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal. Now, thirty years later, a man claiming to be the Nazi has surfaced in Ukraine and one of the former agents must go back undercover to seek out the truth.

Featuring powerful performances from Helen Mirren (The Queen), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Jessica Chastain (Stolen) and Tom Wilkinson (The Ghost), and based on a script by Assaf Bernstein, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Ido Rosenblum and Peter Straughan, The Debt could be the hit Madden has been searching for.

You can watch the trailer below:

The Debt is set to be released on December 29 in the US, perfect timing for awards season. Meanwhile, a UK release date is yet to be confirmed.