Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Diane Kruger | ... | Rachel | |
Martin Freeman | ... | Thomas | |
Cas Anvar | ... | Farhad | |
Rotem Keinan | ... | Daniel | |
Lana Ettinger | ... | Operative #2 | |
Yoav Levi | ... | Operative #1 | |
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Yohanan Herson | ... | Joe |
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Rita Bäde | ... | Woman donation |
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Annette Atzpodien | ... | School secretary |
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Daniel Wandelt | ... | Max |
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Julia Schneider | ... | Woman in line |
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Mohsen Azimi | ... | Custom offical |
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Mehdi Mosadekpur | ... | Passport Offical |
Gal Friedman | ... | Operative #3 | |
Ohad Knoller | ... | Stefan |
Based on Yiftach R. Atir's book, The English Teacher, Yuval Adler's "THE OPERATIVE" is a taut psychological thriller about a young Western woman "Diane Kruger" recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler "Martin Freeman" and her subject "Cas Anvar". Written by Vertical Entertainment
This movie shows us what it's like to be a spy, particularly one in which the spy is really hated by the country being infiltrated (a Mossad agent in Iran). It shows how very difficult it is, and how lonely. It also shows the dangers a spy faces because his or her controllers 'back home' don't always know what they're doing. It also shows the convoluted personal relationships, and how they get complicated and twisted up during a spy's career.
I do not understand the negative reviews on this site. Just watch this movie carefully, maybe watch it twice, and you will be very impressed.
As to the criticism of the ending, I will say this: the movie is over, and she's left going through the rest of her life looking over her shoulder, being hunted. That's it. She will never be safe again.