The Operative
The Operative
The Operative
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2019
2h 0m
5.8(239 votes)
Drama
Thriller

Overview

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

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Black Bear Pictures
Le Pacte
Spiro Films
Neue Bioskop Film

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Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Diane Kruger

Rachel

Diane Kruger
Acting

Martin Freeman

Thomas

Martin Freeman
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Cas Anvar

Farhad

Cas Anvar
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Werner Daehn

Röska

Werner Daehn
Acting

Liron Levo

Dan

Liron Levo
Acting

Hadi Khanjanpour

Owner E-Store

Hadi Khanjanpour
Crew

Maria Gnecchi

Italian Woman

Maria Gnecchi
Acting

Julia Schneider

German Woman

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Daniel Wandelt

School's Principal

Daniel Wandelt
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Lana Ettinger

Operative #2

Lana Ettinger
Acting

Rotem Keinan

Daniel

Rotem Keinan
Acting

Yoav Levi

Operative #1

Yoav Levi
Acting

Yohanan Herson

Joe

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Rita Bäde

Woman donation

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Annette Atzpodien

School secretary

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Mohsen Azimi

Custom offical

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Mehdi Mosadekpur

Passport Offical

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גל פרידמן

Operative #3

גל פרידמן
Acting

אוהד קנולר

Stefan

אוהד קנולר
Acting

Barnaby Metschurat

Operative

Barnaby Metschurat
Crew

Bastian Volkmer

Röska's Bodyguard

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Directing

Doron Tsabari

Ronnie

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Dayani Rahmani

Rosita

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Arie Tcherner

The Director

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Emanuelle Mayer

Director's translator

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Sogand Sara Fakheri

Rosita's Daughter

Sogand Sara Fakheri
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Hanna Jahanforooz

Azadeh

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Noam Rshati

Mahshid

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Anita Jafroudi

Shirin

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Cyprus Farrokhzad

Ali

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Alireza Dzhavadi

Supermarket owner

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Roy Soleimany

Ministry Waiter

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Samira Ghasemi

Sepideh

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Plamena Bozhilova

Béatrice

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Rani Amrani

Armeen

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Yafit Amrani

Bita

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Sahar Bustami

Zoya

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Imanoel Daniely

Nawser

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Erez Ben-Ezra

Bodyguard (uncredited)

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