The Debt

The Debt

Drama • R • 2010 • 1 hr 53 min

6.2

6.8

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.

Starring

Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington, Ciarán Hinds, Jessica Chastain

Directed By

Written By

Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan, Matthew Vaughn, Assaf Bernstein, Ido Rosenblum

Attributes

Complex Dark Watch By Myself

Genre

Release Date

August 31, 2011

User Reviews

This underrated spy thriller, based on a foreign film, is well made. A well-rounded cast and a unique story for the genre.

Good performances but the ending was a bit poor - how is he not dead from old age and how can he be so hard to kill?!

Amazing story, great acting: a movie with depth. Recommended!

A tense, poignant spy thriller that had twists and turns from beginning to end.

Unique concept. Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren were excellent in their roles.

Jonathan Maurice

Fairly standard stuff across the board, stitched together a bit haphazardly. Nothing too exciting.

Ugh. Not only is it depressing but it’s poorly told! Drags too much in parts and leaves plot holes. Regretted wasting my time on this one.

I found this movie very slow, seemed to take forever to come to the end. A real snoozer..

Good drama thriller with great acting, worth watching

The flashback portion is exciting, but when we come to the present things slow down considerably. So: successful w/ a side of frustration.

Stats

Ratings

6.2 – Based on 401 ratings

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Trailer

Official Trailer

Clip

Attempting to Smuggle a Doctor Out of East Berlin

Clip

The Moment Rachel Comes to East Berlin