Damascus Cover (2017)

Directed by

Daniel Zelik Berk

Genre

action film, mystery film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A spy travels to Damascus on a dangerous mission during the Cold War. He must navigate double-crosses and hidden agendas while trying to escape the city with a scientist.

tensesuspensefulgrittycoldmethodicalshadowyseriousslow-paced

What happens

Damascus Cover is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt. This was Hurt's final film appearance before his death; the film was dedicated to his memory. The film had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017. It was released on July 20, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment. The film received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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