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

Chris Chalk and Michael Kenneth Williams starred in Ava DuVernay's When They See Us (2019).

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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

Absolutely Enthralling

One of the very few Netflix movies I've liked. Wonderful pacing and acting, based on a true story that I never knew existed, that now I'll never forget. I couldn't stop watching. Very well done!