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DEBT, THE (2010)

Director:

  John Madden
  

Year Released:

  2010

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Jessica Chastain
  Jesper Christensen
  Marton Csokas
  Helen Mirren
  Sam Worthington
Movie Haiku:Remake of an ''07 Israeli dud about 3 Mossad agents in pursuit of Joseph Mengele (here called Dieter Vogel & played with great menace by Christensen). Rich buys the 1965 scenes in Berlin, but not the framing story set in 1997. Jan finds the transformation of Chastain into Mirren nothing short of miraculous & buys the central "Rachel" character hook, line & sinker.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2011