Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Helen MirrenRachel Singer
- Tom WilkinsonStefan Gold
- Sam WorthingtonYoung David Peretz
- Ciarán HindsDavid Peretz
- Jessica ChastainYoung Rachel Singer
- Marton CsokasYoung Stefan Gold
- Jesper ChristensenDieter Vogel
- Romi AboulafiaSarah Gold
- Adar BeckPoliticians Wife
- Morris PerryIvan Schevchuk
Recommendations
- 80
Arizona Republic
This is real edge-of-your-seat stuff, in a throwback way - no booming special effects, just old-school timing and execution. - 75
Orlando Sentinel
"The Debt," a very good 2007 Israeli thriller with Cold War and Holocaust connections, earns a nerve-wracking and entertaining Hollywood remake. - 75
Boston Globe
The film's a potboiler but a gripping one, and it leaves you chewing on both its nuances and implausibilities. - 75
ReelViews
The acting is superb across-the-board, with the three younger performers deserving accolades. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
What the three pairs of actors lack in semblance (or resemblance), they make up for to a great extent in their performances. - 75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Debt eventually settles into a predictable groove that slightly undercuts its impact. Still, it's a film of ambition and substance. - 75
The A.V. Club
Madden's dark, moody, complex exploration of guilt and identity taps into a rich vein of moral ambiguity, but the filmmakers should know that in the face of unspeakable Nazi evil, the romantic problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans. - 70
The New York Times
As The Debt grows more complex and suspenseful, it also becomes more literal, losing some of its dramatic intensity.
