Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
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- TriviaThroughout the series, Israel is depicted as washed-out and grey whereas the locations where Cohen works as Kamel Thaabeth are brightly colored. Red and yellow items are occasionally highlighted within the portrayed greyness of Israel, as they are the colors of danger and caution, respectively.
- GoofsThe series is set in the early 1960s, but on the map shown in the title sequence, the borders of Israel encompass East Jerusalem and the West Bank. These territories were occupied by Jordan at the time; they were not administered by Israel until their capture in the 1967 Six-Day War.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Diminishing Returns: Ali G Indahouse (2020)
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Made for Prime Time spy series
Eli Cohen's story has been around for quite a while. A hero of great stature in Israel he deserves a fitting film biography. This isn't it. This is a low risk venture that avoids the deeper truths of the story. The focus is on Cohen the hero, dutiful (if absent) husband, doting (if absent) father, spy extraordinaire. Missing is the playboy businessman (reputedly going through 17 mistresses), and the reckless spy who all but telegraphed his own demise.
S.B. Cohen does a decent job, but his acting skills do little justice to the complexity of the man. It's main purpose seems to be to propagandize Israel's Mossad, and Israel's honor. That's O.K. but it's the smaller story. The bigger story; the psychological tension of a man living a double identity, where a mistake would be fatal is barely explored.
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- ikanboy
- Sep 8, 2019
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