The Debt (2010)
In 1965, three Mossad agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the agents share come back to haunt them.
I think the biggest endorsement i can give to this film is that as the final credits rolled at ten to four in the morning i realized i'd never yawned or looked at the clock once during the 110 minute running time. Thoroughly gripping after a slightly confusing start that all becomes clear in due course, this is one of the more pacy Cold War films with several tense situations throughout.
John Madden, a director best known for Shakespeare in Love and the two Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films may seem an odd choice when it comes to an espionage thriller but he comes up trumps due to a tense script and a great choice of actors as well as knowing how to use them perfectly.
The Debt is a rare film that's both extremely intelligent and compellingly entertaining. Highly recommended.
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