The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

In the 1980s one partnership saved thousands of lives

Directed by Gideon Raff

Produced by Bron Studios, EMJAG Productions

2019130 min6.8 / 10

A tense, historically grounded thriller about a covert humanitarian rescue operation that balances espionage intrigue with the moral weight of saving lives.

Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.

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  • Does The Red Sea Diving Resort end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Red Sea Diving Resort easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Red Sea Diving Resort sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Red Sea Diving Resort violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Red Sea Diving Resort scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Familiar shape, done well.

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