A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.
This is alive to the major moral conundrums contained in the everyday.
Hard-hitting moments abound amid the slightly tangled plotting.
Abu-Assad cares about his characters and their wretched but thrilling situations.
Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated Omar has an intensity that many Cold War spy films lack.
The story dishes out action and surprises without losing its political intent.
Seeking to negotiate an impossible situation lies at the heart of a vivid, well-acted tale.
It's a lean, controlled film and most compelling.