Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.
Acting
Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren merge into one haunted woman.
Direction
Madden tightens screws slowly until the final asylum confrontation.
Writing
The 1997 Israeli play adapted with ruthless economy.
Director
John Madden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of a 2007 Israeli film; Helen Mirren specifically requested Jessica Chastain play her younger self after seeing her in 'Jolene'.
The 'Surgeon of Birkenau' is loosely based on Josef Mengele, who famously escaped capture and died in Brazil in 1979—making this an alternate-history fantasy of accountability.
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