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2010 | B/N | 114 min

Adapted from a 2007 Israeli film called Ha-Hov (The Debt), this spy thriller takes in two parallel storylines. The first is set in 1997 and follows two retired agents, Rachel and Stefan, who receive disturbing news about a former colleague, David. The second recounts the story of the three agents? completion of a mission to capture a Nazi war criminal in 1966. As the stories develop in parallel, they reveal the complex relationships between the agents, culminating in Rachel having to make a difficult choice between love and duty.


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Madden; John
Script: Straughan; Peter, Vaughn; Matthew, Goldman; Jane
Production: Thykier; Kris, Rossoff; Eduardo, Evan; Eitan, Bett; Mairi, Pack; Tarquin, Vaughn; Matthew
Photography: Davis; Ben
Music: Newman; Thomas
Cast:Mirren; Helen, Worthington; Sam, Christensen; Jesper, Csokas; Marton, Wilkinson; Tom, Chastain; Jessica, Hinds; Ciarán
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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