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The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • 20192019
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Ben Kingsley, Greg Kinnear, Chris Evans, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Haley Bennett in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
Chris Evans and Michael Kenneth Williams star in the story of a group of international agents and Ethiopians who, in the early 1980s, used a deserted holiday retreat in Sudan as a front to smuggle thousands of refugees to Israel.
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Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.Israel's Mossad agents attempt to rescue Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Sudan in 1979.
IMDb RATING
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30K
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    • Gideon Raff
    • Gideon Raff
  • Stars
    • Mbulelo Grootboom
    • Sizo Mahlangu
    • Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Gideon Raff
    • Gideon Raff
  • Stars
    • Mbulelo Grootboom
    • Sizo Mahlangu
    • Michael Kenneth Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 227User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

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    Chris Evans and Haley Bennett in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
    Chris Evans and Michael Kenneth Williams in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
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    Chris Evans and Michael Kenneth Williams in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
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    Chris Evans, Michiel Huisman, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Haley Bennett in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
    The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
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    Greg Kinnear and Chris Evans in The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
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    Top cast

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    Mbulelo Grootboom
    • Ethiopian Rebel Commander
    Sizo Mahlangu
    • Ethiopian Rebel Soldier
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Kabede Bimro
    Masasa Mbangeni
    Masasa Mbangeni
    • Mother
    Setlhabi Jacob Taunyane
    • Grandfather
    • (as Setlhabi Taunyane)
    Ditebogo Ledwaba
    • Daughter
    Motsi Tekateka
    Motsi Tekateka
    • Father
    Reabetswe Modiga
    • Tespha
    Taye Tagese Leimango
    • Neighbor
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • Sammy Navon
    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Ari Levinson
    Simphiwe Ndhlebe
    • Metdel (Drowning Ethiopian Girl)
    Yossi Vasa
    Yossi Vasa
    • Retta
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Walton Bowen
    Faheem Vally
    • Driver
    Adrienne Pearce
    • Ethan's Secretary
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Ethan Levin
    Mark Ivanir
    Mark Ivanir
    • Mossad Chief Barack Isaacs
      • Gideon Raff
      • Gideon Raff
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Ari Levinson (Chris Evans) says 'no one knows what they speak in Malta', Malta is bilingual with English and Maltese both being official languages. Maltese is a Semitic language most closely related to Maghrebi Arabic but also related to Hebrew, the language which the agents speak.

      Malta is currently the only EU state to have an official language of Semitic origin.
    • Goofs
      When the Israeli officers are studying the maps of Africa at the beginning of the movie, one of them says that Ethiopia has no seashore. Ethiopia became a landlocked country only in 1993, when the coastal region of Eritrea gained her independence. Until then, Ethiopia had a coast on the Red Sea.
    • Quotes

      Sammy Navon: I love you man. You're a lucky guy, but when the luck runs out, then you gotta have a plan and you never have one. So I'm out.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2019 (2020)
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      Written and Performed by Ali Nazari
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    User reviews227

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    9/10
    Positive beautiful film, just when we all need it.
    This a moving film with exceptional performances by all actors involved. The direction and writing also hits good tones and avoids becoming a blow them up action movie. I really enjoyed this film from beginning to end. Chris Evans can act and there's a nice character arch with a few of the main players. Overall I really enjoyed this and will watch it again.

    The fact that it's based on saving lives and happened during a really hard time in the Middle East and Africa (late 70's early 80's) makes it more poignant given the state of the world today.

    Overall it's an A for me. I will recommend this to my friends and family. Enjoy :)
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    • gideonzack
    • Jul 31, 2019

    FAQ1

    • How can they play the song "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran when the time in the movie says "September 1980" and the song was not written until 1982?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2019 (United States)
      • Canada
      • English
      • Amharic
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • BRON Studios
      • EMJAG Productions
      • Shaken Not Stirred
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 9 minutes
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