 The Man from London ( Hungarian : A londoni férfi ) is a 2007 film by Hungarian director Béla Tarr . It is an adaptation by Tarr and his collaborator @-@ friend László Krasznahorkai of the 1934 French language novel L 'Homme de Londres by prolific Belgian writer Georges Simenon . The film was co @-@ directed by editor Ágnes Hranitzky , and features an international ensemble cast including Czech actor Miroslav Krobot , Tilda Swinton , and Hungarian actors János Derzsi and István Lénárt . The plot follows Maloin , a nondescript railway worker who recovers a briefcase containing a significant amount of money from the scene of a murder to which he is the only witness . Wracked by guilt and fear of being discovered , Maloin sinks into despondence and frustration , which leads to acrimony in his household . Meanwhile , an English police detective investigates the disappearance of the money and the unscrupulous characters connected to the crime . 
