- Film Review
- Reviewed By Dave Aldridge
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3 out of 5
A decent but unspectacular war crimes tale is elevated above the ordinary here by the sheer calibre of its cast - including Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson and rising star Jessica Chastain (Tree of Life). In 1966, three members of Mossad, the Israeli secret service, are sent in to East Berlin to kidnap or kill a notorious Nazi war criminal, the infamous "Surgeon of Birkenau". But the mission is botched. Thirty years later, the trio, now retired and feted back home as heroes, get a surprise chance to make amends. As it flits back and forth in time between botch-up and mop-up, the film exposes a curiosity of casting. No way would the actors who play two of the young agents grow up to look anything like the actors who play them in middle age. That distraction aside, the movie is an entertaining addition to the recent wave of retro spy films.
Plot Summary
Three Mossad agents are declared heroes in 1965 for apparently killing a notorious Nazi war criminal. Nearly 30 years later, they receive shocking news, as the secrets that were buried during the assignment come back to haunt them. Thriller, starring Helen Mirren. Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas and Sam Worthington.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rachel Singer
- Helen Mirren
- Young David
- Sam Worthington
- Young Rachel Singer
- Jessica Chastain
- Stephan Gold
- Tom Wilkinson
- Doktor Bernhardt / Dieter Vogel
- Jesper Christensen
- Young Stephan
- Marton Csokas
- David Peretz
- Ciaran Hinds
- Sarah Gold
- Romi Aboulafia
Crew
- Director
- John Madden
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