Operation Curveball (2020)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 48min
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- Synopsis:
Bioweapons expert Wolf of the German Federal Intelligence Service BND is obsessed with the idea that, despite the UN inspections, anthrax is still being produced in Iraq. Back home in Germany, his superior Schatz (Thorsten Merten) assigns him as case officer for the Iraqi asylum seeker Rafid Alwan (Dar Salim) - because Alwan claims to have worked as an engineer for Saddam Hussein's secret bioweapons program. It's a rare triumph for a secret service not exactly spoilt by success: finally they have a piece of intelligence that would put them one step ahead of the CIA. What they are missing, though, is proof. The search for which proves difficult, as 'Curveball' is well aware of his value to the agency. His claims, meanwhile, end up serving a number of decidedly different interests - the CIA, the German government, everyone is trying to use his incredible story for their own purposes. Thus, bit by bit, a construed story becomes reality and a lie becomes the truth. A truth, which sets in motion a chain of events that forever changes the global political landscape. - Actors:
- Sebastian Blomberg, Franziska Brandmeier, Jeff Burrell, Marcus Calvin, Mike Davies, David Ali Hamade, Simon Kerrison, Virginia Kull, Thorsten Merten, Dar Salim, Michael Wittenborn, George W. Bush, Joschka Fischer, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Gerhard Schröder, Jörg Wischnauski
- Directors:
- Johannes Naber
- Producers:
- Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Fahri Yardim
- Writers:
- Oliver Keidel, Johannes Naber
- Aka:
- Curveball - A True Story. Unfortunately / Curveball
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Germany
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