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Wikipedia article
'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, Jrgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt. This proved to be 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.
Plot
Ari Ben-Sion, an Israeli spy posing as a German businessman named Hans Hoffmann in Berlin in 1989, must get an Israeli spy out of Syria but realizes that he is part of a much bigger plan.
Cast
* Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
* Olivia Thirlby as Kim Johnson
* John Hurt as Miki
* Jrgen Prochnow as Franz Ludin
* Navid Negahban as Suleiman Sarraj
* Wolf Kahler as Colonel Ludwig Streicher
* Igal Naor as General Fuad
* Selva Rasalingam as Sabri
* Neta Riskin as Yael
* Tsahi Halevi as Rami Elon
* Ben Affan as Mustapha
* Herzl Tobey as Ehud
* Aki Avni as Shaul
* Hassani Shapi as Syrian Trade Minister
* Shani Aviv as Rachel
Production
In February 2015, it was announced Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Hurt, Olivia Thirlby, Igal Naor, Jrgen Prochnow, and Navid Negahban joined the cast of the film, with Daniel Zelik Berk directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Samantha Newton, from the novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. Hannah Leader will serve as a producer on the film.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017. Shortly after, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on July 20, 2018.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 14% based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 4.2/10. Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics.
References
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