The Green Prince (2014) (original) (raw)
A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel. Arrested for smuggling guns at the age of 17, he's interrogated by the Shin Bet, Israel's security service, and sent to prison. But shocked by Hamas's ruthless tactics in the prison and the organization's escalating campaign of suicide bombings outside, Mosab agrees to spy for Israel. For him, there is no greater shame. For his Shin Bet handler, Gonen, there is no greater prize: "operating" the oldest son of a founding member of Hamas.
A Palestinian in Ramallah, Mosab Hassan Yousef grows up angry and ready to fight Israel. Arrested for smuggling guns at the age of 17, he's interrogated by the Shin Bet, Israel's security service, and sent to prison. But shocked by Hamas's ruthless tactics in the prison and the organization's escalating campaign of suicide bombings outside, Mosab agrees to spy for Israel. For him, there is no greater shame. For his Shin Bet handler, Gonen, there is no greater prize: "operating" the oldest son of a founding member of Hamas. (less)
Director: Nadav Schirman
Writer: Nadav Schirman
Producer: Nadav Schirman
Composer: Max Richter
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 19, 2014
7 / 10
Arriving to add some perspective to current unrest in the Middle East is �The Green Prince,� a documentary that�s primarily driven by personal recollection, not visual evidence. Director Nadav Schirman (�The Champagne Sky�) takes a distinctly theatrical route to examine tensions between Israel and Palestine, concentrating on two participants in a larger war, dissecting how men from opposing sides of an agonizing conflict worked together to disrupt violence and secure soulful clarity. �The Green Prince� often plays like an NPR special, but the purity of feeling and inherent suspense of the stor ...read more...
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