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The Debt

The Debt

Every secret comes with a price.

20106.61h 53m

Overview

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

Directed by John Madden
Written by Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan, Matthew Vaughn
Produced by Eitan Evan, Eduardo Rossoff, Kris Thykier
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $45.6M

Top Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Rachel Singer

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Stefan Gold

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington

Young David Peretz

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

David Peretz

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Young Rachel Singer

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Young Stefan Gold

Jesper Christensen

Jesper Christensen

Dieter Vogel

R

Romi Aboulafia

Sarah Gold

A

Adar Beck

Politicians Wife

Morris Perry

Morris Perry

Ivan Schevchuk

Themes & Keywords

mossadbeachsecret agentinsane asylumlyesyringelost of friend

About The Debt

The Debt is a drama, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of mossad, beach, secret agent, insane asylum, lye, syringe. Directed by John Madden, it stars Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington. Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

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