JIFF: The Engineer

The Story

An action-packed blockbuster, based on the biggest manhunt in the history of Israel to find Yahya Ayyash, the mastermind bombmaker “The Engineer” who oversaw a group of suicide bombers in Israel in the middle of the 1990s.

In the vein of Homeland and Fauda comes this pulse-pounding thriller, based on true events and starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Tsahi Halevi (Bethlehem). As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator’s daughter is killed in one of the horrific explosions. Everyone is after Israel's most wanted man, including the Shin Bet and a covert team of mercenaries. The story follows the Mossad and Shin Bet, led by head agent Etan and a team of special operatives, who are working around the clock to locate and eliminate “The Engineer”.

Rating

Unclass15

Duration

90 min

Language

English, Hebrew, Arabic (English subtitles)

Director

Danny A. Abeckaser