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The Operative (2019)

The Operative poster
Directed by
Yuval Adler
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel, Germany, France, United States
Runtime
2h
Rated
MA15+
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 248 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is recruited by Israeli intelligence to infiltrate a network and falls in love with her target. She struggles to balance her mission with her personal feelings.

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What happens

The Operative is a 2019 internationally co-produced thriller film, written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Yuval Adler, based on the Hebrew novel The English Teacher (המורה לאנגלית) by Yiftach Reicher-Atir, a former intelligence officer. It stars Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman and Cas Anvar. It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 10, 2019. It was released on August 2, 2019, by Vertical Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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