A Compassionate Spy

A sober, intimate documentary that blends memory and archival footage into a quiet meditation on conscience and consequence.

Directed by

Steve James

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Theodore Hall, Joan Hall, Joseph Albright

Tagline

He saw a world about to burn and would do anything to save it.

Overview

Physicist Ted Hall is recruited to join the Manhattan Project as a teenager and goes to Los Alamos with no idea what he'll be working on. When he learns the true nature of the weapon being designed, he fears the post-war risk of a nuclear holocaust and begins to pass significant information to the Soviet Union.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Morality, war, betrayal, loyalty

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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