The Impossible Spy

AWARDS

WINNER ACE Award for Best Original Score
NOMINATION ACE Award for Outstanding Programming Achievement
NOMINATION ACE Award for Best Dramatic or Theater Special
NOMINATION ACE Award for Best Writing of a Dramatic Special
WINNER Emes Award, Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Southwest Florida Jewish Film Festival (2008)
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut Jewish Film Festival (2008)
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival (2008)
East Valley Jewish Film Festival, Arizona (2008)
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
Rockland Jewish Film Festival
North East Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival

CLASSIC FEATURE FILM

This riveting feature film tells the incredible but true story of Elie Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew and top Israeli intelligence recruit whose obsession with his mission as a double agent drove him to his death. Cohen, an accountant with a photographic memory, left his pregnant wife to join the Mossad’s Syrian section in 1959 and quickly infiltrated the highest ranks of the ruling Syrian Baath party.

On the eve of his nomination as Syria’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Cohen was uncovered and executed in Damascus in 1965. Two years later, Israel achieved victory in the Six Day War, defeating the Syrian Army as a direct result of the information Cohen provided.

Starring Emmy Award winner John Shea as Eli Cohen and the incomperable Eli Wallach as his Mossad handler.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

“A portrait of spies and spying that is as chilling as it is compelling.”
-The New York Times

“A marvelous film told in the grand tradition of a John Le Carre novel. Shea is simply terrific in the role of Elie Cohen. This is a top-notch thriller made all the more so by its factual basis.” -Chicago Sun-Times

“An extraordinary spy story – as riveting as any James Bond adventure.”
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

“John Shea is convincing and believable as Elie Cohen. His wife Nadia, is played with realistic passion by Israeli actress Michal Bat-Adam. And the Syrian General Haled is played with strength and sensitivity by Sasson Gaby.”
-San Diego Tribune

“A gripping story of heroism, manipulation and betrayal – blended with a potent anti-war message.”
-Associated Press

“A real-life spy thriller cloaked in spellbinding performances. What The Impossible Spy does better than any other spy movie in recent history is to present both sides of the story. Shea’s performance is remarkably subtle and fine-tuned.”
-Austin American-Statesman

EXTERNAL LINKS

Leonard Maltin REELZ Channel review

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