# The Operative (2019)

> A Mossad recruit's undercover mission in Tehran becomes a psychologically fraught struggle between duty, deception, and intimacy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/401285

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Yuval Adler
- Cast: Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar, Werner Daehn, Liron Levo, Hadi Khanjanpour, Maria Gnecchi, Julia Schneider
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8000718/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, restrained, focused thriller night, international cinema evening

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