The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)

Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.

Director:

Gideon Raff

Writer:

Gideon Raff

Stars:

Mbulelo Grootboom, Sizo Mahlangu, Michael Kenneth Williams

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mbulelo Grootboom	...	Ethiopian Rebel Commander
Sizo Mahlangu	...	Ethiopian Rebel Soldier
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Kabede Bimro
Masasa Mbangeni	...	Mother
Setlhabi Jacob Taunyane	...	Grandfather (as Setlhabi Taunyane)
Ditebogo Ledwaba	...	Daughter
Motsi Tekateka	...	Father
Reabetswe Modiga	...	Tespha
Taye Tagese Leimango	...	Neighbor
Alessandro Nivola	...	Sammy Navon
Chris Evans	...	Ari Levinson
Simphiwe Ndhlebe	...	Metdel (Drowning Ethiopian Girl)
Yossi Vasa	...	Retta
Greg Kinnear	...	Walton Bowen
Faheem Vally	...	Driver

Storyline

Inspired by remarkable true life rescue missions, this is the incredible story of a group of Mossad agents and brave Ethiopians who in the early 80s used a deserted holiday retreat in Sudan as a front to smuggle thousands of refugees to Israel. The undercover team carrying out this mission is led by the charismatic Ari Kidron and courageous local Kabede Bimro.

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Plot Keywords:

israeli navy | refugee | ethiopian jew | refugee camp | mossad | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, EMJAG Productions, Shaken Not Stirred

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Haley Bennett and Chris Evans were originally to star opposite each other in The Girl on the Train (2016) until he dropped out to star in Gifted (2017).

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Goofs

The movie states the events took place in 1980 but in one of the scenes, they used the Duran Duran song "Hungry Like A Wolf" which was actually released two years later in 1982. The character Sammy sings the words to the song while strumming a guitar around a fire.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kabede Bimro: [narrating] My country is once again broken. Death is spreading. The new government is waging a war against the rebels. The rivers again have turned red with blood. Thousands dead. Millions disfigured, dishonored, displaced.

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Connections

References The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

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Soundtracks

Mi'Ma'amakim
Written by Idan Reichel (as Idan Raichel) and Gilad Shmueli
Performed by The Idan Raichel Project
Courtesy of Helicon Records

User Reviews

A tight drama of an issue that people should care about

This film tells the story of a group of agents who go into Sudan to save a group of Jewish refugees.

The good number of stars attracted me to this film, and it turns out to be as good as one can expect. It is a tight drama that makes you want to find out what happens next. Furthermore, it is about an issue that people should care about. I think it is worth a good watch.