CANNES, France: A Cold War spy thriller starring "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch has been one of the big sellers at the Cannes film festival, reports said on Thursday.

"Ironbark" is based on the story of British spy and businessman Greville Wynne, who handled the double agent Oleg Penkovsky, a Russian military intelligence officer who tipped off Britain and the US about Soviet missiles in Cuba.

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