Directed by:
Yuval AdlerScreenplay:
Yuval AdlerCinematography:
Kolja BrandtComposer:
Haim Frank IlfmanCast:
Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar, Rotem Keinan, Lana Ettinger, Yoav Levi, Gal Friedman, Ohad Knoller, Barnaby Metschurat, Werner Daehn, Doron Tsabari (more)VOD (1)
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Rachel, who is actually called something else, speaks several languages fluently and is at home everywhere and nowhere. Perfect qualifications for an agent, according to the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad that recruits her. Her liaison officer Thomas holds her in high esteem; operational command in Israel is also convinced and so Rachel is sent to Tehran on an undercover mission. Fascinated by this foreign country, she carefully blends in with everyday life on the ground and starts an affair with a businessman, Farhad, the man she has been instructed to spy on. But her missions become more and more demanding and dangerous until she finally decides to quit. She leaves a cryptic message for Thomas, who must now find her before she can become a threat to Israel. Diane Kruger is consistently compelling as the Mossad agent at the centre of this convoluted plot, which traverses a number of countries and periods. Based on the novel by Yiftach Reicher Atir, himself a former Israeli secret service employee, director and scriptwriter Yuval Adler unfolds an exciting espionage thriller about the question of one’s own identity. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Diane Kruger
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Martin Freeman
UK
Best movies:
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Cas Anvar
Canada
Best movies:
Room (2015)
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Rotem Keinan
Israel
Best movies:
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Lana Ettinger
UK
Best movies:
Go, See, and Become (2005)
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Yoav Levi
Israel
Best movies:
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Gal Friedman
Israel
Best movies:
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Ohad Knoller
Best movies:
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Yossi (2012)
Barnaby Metschurat
West Germany
Best movies:
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Werner Daehn
West Germany
Best movies:
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Doron Tsabari
Best movies:
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Liron Levo
Israel
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
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Hadi Khanjanpour
Iran
Best movies:
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Kate Nichols
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Bastian Volkmer
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Julia Schneider
Israel
Best movies:
The Operative (2019)
Anke Fuenfstueck
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
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Stefan Ignatius
Best movies:
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Arie Tcherner
Israel
Amit Ulman
Best movies:
The Operative (2019)