Les Patriotes (1994)
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Espionage, personal integrity, and political commitment are the main themes running through this French thriller that chronicles a young man's journey from idealism to disillusionment and maturity. The story is set in the 1980's in Tel Aviv and follows the exploits and moral conflicts of Attal, a Jew who left his family in France on his eighteenth birthday to pursue a career as an agent in Israels' Institute for Intelligence, the Mossad. At first, his missions do not bother his conscience; he performs them for the good of Israel. But, as time passes, Attal must face more moral dilemmas as the work becomes more subversive and dishonest. He must ultimately decide whether to follow the his personal ideals, or be part of a system which promote immoral acts in the name of idealism. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 132 mins
Complete Cast:
- Yvan Attal - Ariel
- Yossi Banai - Yossi
- Sandrine Kiberlain - Marie Claude
- Nancy Allen - Catherine Pelman
- Jay Benedict - Colleague NSA
- Ronald Guttman - Employee NSA
- Bernard Le Coq - Bill Haydon
- Jack Widerker - American hotel Tel Aviv
- Jesse Joe Walsh - Guard NSA
- Gedalia Besser - Mossad chief
- Emmanuelle Devos - Rachel
- Bertie Cortez - Washington Restaurant's manager
- John Ryan - Arthur
- Makram Khouri - Barak
- Hippolyte Girardot - Daniel
- Dan Toren - Ran Ostrovitch
- André Engel - Father
- Richard Masur - Jeremy Pelman
- Allen Garfield - Eagleman
- Rami Danon - Pinkhas
- Moshe Ivgi - Oron
- Myriem Roussel
- Jean-François Stévenin - Remy Prieur
- Ezra Kafri - 3rd instructor
- Roger Mirmont
- Eva Darlan - Mme Prieur
- Christine Pascal - Laurence
- Michael MacRae - McKenzie
- Albert Illouz - Cop 2 Israel
- Sasson Gabay - Cop 1 Israel
- Director(s):
- Eric Rochant
- Writer(s):
- Eric Rochant
- Producer(s):
- Alain Rocca, Xavier Amblard
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