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The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019 · 130 min

A tense, earnest rescue thriller that balances life-or-death stakes with the oddity of running a fake resort under watchful eyes.

Directed by
Gideon Raff
Genres
Drama, Thriller, History
Tagline
In the 1980s one partnership saved thousands of lives
Overview
Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.
How it feels
Tense, earnest, dark and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, justice, betrayal, loyalty
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Gideon Raff
Genres
Drama, Thriller, History
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, history
Directed by
Gideon Raff
Written by
Gideon Raff
Starring
Chris Evans, Haley Bennett, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michiel Huisman, Alex Hassell, Mark Ivanir, Chris Chalk
Music
Mychael Danna
Cinematography
Roberto Schaefer
Runtime
130 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
Italian, English, Arabic

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