Name: Double Edge
Director: Amos Kollek
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1992-09-30
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Amos Kollek, Shmuel Shilo, Michael Schneider, Makram J. Khoury

Faye Dunaway in a 1992 Israeli thriller? This buried gem is gloriously unhinged.

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Sweaty paranoia90s cable thrillerPolitical mess

Overview

Drama Thriller

Upon arriving Israel on her first foreign assignment, American photojournalist Faye Milano is greeted by David, an Israeli officer and writer who's also the nephew of Jerusalem's mayor

IL Hebrew

Content warning

middle east israel

Journalistic integrity vs. survivalOccupation's psychological tollPerformative allyshipThe impossibility of neutrality

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dunaway's unhinged commitment to absolute chaos

Direction

Kollek's messy, personal, deeply questionable vision

Production

Gritty Jerusalem locations that feel dangerously real

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Director

Amos Kollek

ReleasedSep 30, 1992

Runtime1h 21m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Castle Hill Productions

Top Cast

Faye Dunaway

Faye Milano

Amos Kollek

David

Makram J. Khoury

Ahmed Shafik

Mohammad Bakri

Mustafa Shafik

Anat Atzmon

Army Censor

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Amos Kollek cast himself opposite Faye Dunaway, which critics called 'the most Israeli filmmaker move imaginable.' The 3.0 TMDB rating suggests audiences agreed.

Cultural

Made during the First Intifada's aftermath, the film's confused politics mirror Israel's own identity crisis of the early 90s—peace talks on one hand, brutal occupation on the other.

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