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The Operative

The Operative

Every secret has a price.

20195.82h 0m

Overview

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

Directed by Yuval Adler
Written by Yiftach R. Atir, Yuval Adler
Produced by Michael Weber, Viola Fügen, Eitan Mansuri
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Rachel

Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Thomas

Cas Anvar

Cas Anvar

Farhad

Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Röska

Liron Levo

Liron Levo

Dan

Hadi Khanjanpour

Hadi Khanjanpour

Owner E-Store

Maria Gnecchi

Maria Gnecchi

Italian Woman

J

Julia Schneider

German Woman

Daniel Wandelt

Daniel Wandelt

School's Principal

Lana Ettinger

Lana Ettinger

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Themes & Keywords

mossadespionage

About The Operative

The Operative is a drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of mossad, espionage. Directed by Yuval Adler, it stars Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar. A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

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