The Green Prince

Name: The Green Prince
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Released: September 12, 2014
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Mosab Hassan Yousef

2014

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Music Box Films | Release Date: September 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Mosab Hassan Yousef

Summary: As a defiant teenager growing up in Palestine, Mosab Hassan Yousef’s fervor against Israel was unquestionable, ultimately landing him in prison. Shaken by Hamas’s brutality within the prison’s walls and a growing disgust for their methods, particularly suicide bombing, he had an unexpected change of heart and began to see Hamas as more ofAs a defiant teenager growing up in Palestine, Mosab Hassan Yousef’s fervor against Israel was unquestionable, ultimately landing him in prison. Shaken by Hamas’s brutality within the prison’s walls and a growing disgust for their methods, particularly suicide bombing, he had an unexpected change of heart and began to see Hamas as more of a problem than a solution. Recruited by the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency) and given the code name "Green Prince," he spied on the Hamas elite for over a decade, constantly risking exposure and certain death while grappling with the perception that he had betrayed his own family and people. Along the way, what started as a cautious alliance between Mosab and his Shin Bet handler Gonen Ben Yitzhak grew into an enduring loyalty that no one could have predicted. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Nadav Schirman

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Sep 19, 2014

The Green Prince is an extraordinary achievement. It has all the suspense of a great espionage yarn, but it's also a powerful moral document that calls into question the tactics of terrorism. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Sep 11, 2014

More than just a morality tale, The Green Prince is a thrill-a-minute spy caper too strange to be real, though it is. Read full review

David Lewis

Oct 9, 2014

A narrative documentary thriller that effectively employs many elements of a John le Carré spy novel: international intrigue, arresting twists and turns, and characters with complicated motivations. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Sep 11, 2014

If The Green Prince sustains the tension of a well-executed thriller, it is achieved at the cost of a dispassionate objectivity. Read full review

Nick Schager

Sep 11, 2014

Despite being an aesthetic bore, The Green Prince sets itself apart from the nonfiction pack via a recent story of two unlikely comrades’ heroic sacrifice, moral courage, and cross-cultural dedication to peace that’s not only gripping, but all too timely. Read full review

Louis Black

Oct 22, 2014

There is much pain, and any number of deeply philosophical questions posed, if not answered. This is very powerful stuff, but what you ultimately make of it will have a lot to do with the politics you bring to watching it. Read full review

Rob Nelson

Jul 7, 2014

An extraordinarily engrossing tale becomes an extremely uncinematic experience in the hands of Israeli documentarian Nadav Schirman. Read full review

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CrazyFanRage

Sep 15, 2014

Good movie... good suspense throughout a couple lulls and repetitive scenes but overall i thoroughly enjoyed and thought it was worth seeing and a good piece of history.

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