Rent The Operative (2019)
2.8 of 5 from 130 ratings
1h 52min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- 'The Operative' follows the story of Rachel (Diane Kruger), a rogue spy from Israel's feared national intelligence force Mossad, who vanishes without a trace while attending her father's funeral in London. The only clue to her whereabouts is a cryptic phone call she places to her former handler Thomas (Martin Freeman), who is then summoned from Germany to Israel by Mossad. With Rachel's life immersed in her assignments as part of a vast espionage effort against Iran's nuclear program, Thomas must retrace her steps to determine what threats she may now pose to their operation, while also working to protect her.
- Actors:
- Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar, Rotem Keinan, Lana Ettinger, Yoav Levi, Yohanan Herson, Rita Bäde, Annette Atzpodien, Daniel Wandelt, Julia Schneider, Mohsen Azimi, Mehdi Mosadekpur, Gal Friedman, Ohad Knoller, Barnaby Metschurat, Werner Daehn, Bastian Volkmer, Maria Gnecchi, Doron Tsabari
- Directors:
- Yuval Adler
- Writers:
- Yuval Adler, Yiftach R. Atir
- Studio:
- Signature Entertainment
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
More like The Operative
Found in these customers lists
182 films by my-collection
148 films by jro
Reviews (2) of The Operative
A tense spy thriller with an edge against the backdrop of Iran's nuclear programme - The Operative review by Philip in Paradiso
This story has the expansion of Iran's nuclear programme as its background, and suspected Israeli activities within Iran aimed at crippling Iran's effort in that field. In order to infiltrate and damage the Iranian nuclear programme, Mossad recruit a young woman (Diane Kruger) and send her to work in Tehran, ostensibly as a language teacher. From then on, things do not all go according to plan.
This is not a masterpiece, but it is a good film; in my opinion, the charge that it is dull and we have seen this kind of story a million times is unfair. The characters are actually credible and the plot holds, with some striking high notes. The re-creation of life in Iran is good and realistic in my opinion. The film has pace and tension, and keeps you guessing as to what will happen next.
The weakest link may be Diane Kruger herself. Her acting is Ok but she is not a great actress. When she is scared, you can read her like an open book: she is not able to show that she is scared, yet unwilling to show it, and able to disguise her fear. Her acting is simple and almost mechanical, rather Germanic in fact. And we do not really understand why she would want to work for the Israelis, and why they would trust her, since she is not [really] Jewish and does not speak Hebrew [at all].
So, there are flaws, but I did find the movie interesting and I would recommend it, despite its relative and limited shortcomings.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
NOT SURE IF I WAS THE AUDIENCE IT WAS INTENDED FOR - The Operative review by CP Customer
Strange film about a MOSSAD agent who somehow becomes a rogue in the eyes of the organisation and the attempts to bring her back under control! Long winded for my taste and the story line for me was getting thinner as the film progressed. Credit to the actors for keeping one interested by their performances but the structure of the film was not strong enough to grip my whole attention!
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.