I've never seen the movie, but I can confirm that communist parties around the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania... literally a worldwide effort here) have engaged in exactly this type of project going back decades.

Even a certain amount of genetic engineering has gone on to improve the spies' physical and mental abilities. They are all MK-ULTRA'd (mind controlled), broken down psychologically through torture in their childhood. And now Patriots are fighting them, even when they might not directly be aware of it.