THE ANGEL (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Marwan Kenzari (Wolf), Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Sasson Gabai (The Impossible Spy), Waleed Zuaiter (Omar), Mickey Leon (Adam Resurrected), Ori Pfeffer (Hacksaw Ridge), Maisa Abd Elhadi (Invisibles)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ariel Vromen (The Iceman), director; David Arata (Children of Men), writer; Simon Istolainen (All Three of Us), Zafrir Kochanovsky (The Last Nazi Hunter) and Antoine Stioui (Sons of God), producers; Pinar Toprak (The Lightkeepers), composer; Terry Stacey (Den of Thieves), cinematographer; Danny Rafic (Criminal), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Ashraf Marwan (Kenzari), the son-in-law of Egyptian President Nasser (Zuaiter) and close advisor to his successor Anwar Sadat (Gabai), also operates as a spy for Israeli Intelligence…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Director Ariel Vroman’s latest film focuses on the true story of Ashraf Marwan, the Egyptian billionaire who was revealed some years before his death to have been spying for Israel.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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