Damascus Cover (2017)
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
- Date of release
- 2017-10-23
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (81)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery
- Director
- Daniel Zelik Berk
Casting
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers — Ari Ben-Sion / Hans Hoffmann
- Olivia Thirlby — Kim
- John Hurt — Miki
- Jürgen Prochnow — Franz Ludin
- Igal Naor — General Fuad
- Navid Negahban — Sarraj
- Aki Avni — Shaul
- Selva Rasalingam — Sabri
- Shani Aviv — Rachel Kahtib
- Gem Carmella — Sabeen
- Tsahi Halevi — Rami Elon
- Herzl Tobey — Ehud
Interesting facts
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, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt. This was Hurt's final film appearance before his death; the film was dedicated to his memory.
Production
In February 2015, it was announced Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Hurt, Olivia Thirlby, Igal Naor, Jürgen 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.
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