
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: "operatin... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniThe 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. |
| Toronto StarBruce DeMaraIt's a harrowing tale of intrigue and betrayal, but also one of a friendship that survives despite extraordinary circumstances. |
| Film-Forward.comNora Lee MandelSpy thriller derring do. . is exciting and reenactments are high level. . . charismatic tellers of unusual partners deep in human intel gathering with fraught moral dilemmas. |
| Movie MezzanineDan SchindelIt's probably well-intentioned and unquestionably well-made, but Hollywood convention and the real subjects of politically and morally fraught territory is a toxic combination. |
| Boston GlobePeter KeoughIt takes a personal rather than a political perspective, exploring the ambiguities of truth and individual identity rather than the complexities of an ongoing historical calamity. And though the human drama is hypnotically gripping, it comes at the expense of the bigger picture. |
| Chicago ReaderBen SachsThe movie's empty pizzazz is especially irritating because the story would have been compelling without any embellishment. |
| New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanMore than just a morality tale, The Green Prince is a thrill-a-minute spy caper too strange to be real, though it is. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfPrince often plays like an NPR special, but the purity of feeling and inherent suspense of the story remains alert, adding new dimension to a numbing conflict. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis is not great filmmaking, but their story is so involving that it doesn't matter as much as it might. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisA 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. |