![]() I haven’t seen the original to compare, but I doubt it in ended in such predictable Hollywood fashion. These scenes feel so out of place they seem to come from a completely different movie. Whew!)Ĭoming on the back of this strong midsection, however, are climatic thriller-oriented sequences, (mostly) involving Mirren’s character. Particularly by Chastain, who has had an incredible star-making year in 2011 with roles in this and The Tree of Life, not to mention well-received roles in The Help and Take Shelter, with Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus, Al Pacino’s Wilde Salome, Ami Canaan Mann’s (daughter of Michael) Texas Killing Fields, and John Hillcoat’s The Wettest County in the World still to come. They track down and identify Vogel, now working as a gynecologist, with Rachel impersonating a patient the horror of a Nazi war criminal working in this capacity is played to full effect, culminating in a scene where Rachel finally apprehends him during the course of an examination.ĭespite the presence of Mirren, Wilkinson, and Hinds in the more contemporary scenes, where The Debt really shines is in the flashback sequences the mission is intricately detailed and exciting, the characters are well-written and acted. We find out as The Debt segues for a lengthy flashback in 1966 East Berlin, with Jessica Chastain as Rachel, Marton Csokas as Stephen, and Sam Worthington as David. Gold has good sources: her mother, Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) was one of those agents father Stephen Gold (Tom Wilkinson), was another, and still works for the government.īut early scenes suggest something is afoot when Stephen solemnly visits with his ex-wife and the third agent involved, David Peretz (Ciarán Hinds). ![]() Their exceptional talent, vast experience and familiarity with the world the show takes place in sits perfectly with our aim to create something utterly authentic yet internationally-minded.For a good 80 minutes, John Madden’s The Debt is a taut and suspenseful thriller surrounding an exciting subject: a Cold War-era plot by agents of Mossad to capture a particularly nasty Nazi war criminal so he can stand trial for his atrocities.īut while the film works – and works well – for its first two-thirds, it falls apart for the climax, which is absurd, unnecessary, and thriller-movie cliché.īased on the 2007 Israeli film of the same name, The Debt opens in 1997 Tel Aviv, where young writer Sarah Gold (Romi Aboulafia) has just come out with a new book detailing the mission to apprehend Dieter Vogel (the fictional “Surgeon of Birkenau”, obviously modeled after Josef Mengele) by three brave Mossad agents. Giladi said, “I couldn’t be more excited about the creative team that formed around this project. It recently produced Netflix’s true crime doc Shadow of Truth, which told the story of the 2006 murder of Tair Rada, a 13-year old Israeli girl whose body was found in a school bathroom, and is now working on The Coastal Road Killer. ![]() The ten-part series, which is produced in association with Keshet International, tells the story of the true events that led to the outbreak of war in Gaza.ĮGG Films was set up by Giladi and Yotam Guendelmen, in 2009 and is headquartered in London and Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, Levi, who co-created hit Showtime drama The Affair alongside Sarah Treem and also created BeTipul, which HBO’s In Treatment was based on, is currently in post-production on HBO drama The Summer of 2014. She previously starred in John Madden’s period drama The Debt alongside Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson and Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering. 'Our Boys' Creator Hagai Levi Arrested Briefly At Israeli ProtestĪviram recently wrapped the third season of political spy thriller Fauda for Netflix, while Aboulafia, who is one of Israel’s most prominent actresses is set star in the upcoming season of Endemol Shine’s cult drama Harem for Reshet 13.
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