The Operative (2019)

A woman is recruited by the Mossad to work undercover in Tehran.

Director:

Yuval Adler

Writers:

Yiftach R. Atir (based on the novel by), Yuval Adler

Stars:

Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar

Cast

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
Yohanan Herson	...	Joe
Rita Bäde	...	Woman donation
Annette Atzpodien	...	School secretary
Daniel Wandelt	...	Max
Julia Schneider	...	Woman in line
Mohsen Azimi	...	Custom offical
Mehdi Mosadekpur	...	Passport Offical
Gal Friedman	...	Operative #3
Ohad Knoller	...	Stefan

Storyline

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".

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Plot Keywords:

topless female nudity | female nudity | female spy | spy | iran | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some scenes were actually filmed in Tehran secretly. The Iranian government would not allow an Israel filmmaker to film in the streets of Tehran so Yuval Adler hired a German film company who then hired a French film company to shoot scenes in Tehran and never told the citizens what it was for.

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Quotes

Farhad: The people here all have many secrets. There's too many rules in Iran. So... If uh, you want to drink, you keep it a secret. You marry a woman who is a... Yu understand. She, she had sex. You keep it secret. If you go to a party or a cultural thing too controversial, you keep it secret. You don't want to fast on Ramadan? Eat in secret. It's the way of life here. Like a second nature.

User Reviews

(probably) down-to-earth spy thriller

Excellent slow boil espionage thriller. Flawless performances, brilliant screenplay and a slap in the face to expected norms.

Details

Country:

France Israel Germany USA UK

Language:

English German Persian Hebrew Kurdish French

Release Date:

24 July 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

The Operative

Filming Locations:

MMC Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,430,218

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Bord Cadre Films, Le Pacte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1