Les Patriotes
Original title: The Patriots
“Manipulation is our business”
1994 · 2 h 18 min
Directed by 
Éric Rochant
Éric RochantCast
Yvan Attal 
Richard Masur 
Allen Garfield Yossi Banai 
Nancy Allen 
Maurice Bénichou
Credits
Written by: Eric Rochant
Plot
A young French Jewish man is recruited by Mossad and sent to Israel and the Middle East, becoming a spy, in a tense, long espionage thriller.
Sinekatalog’s take
A long, intelligent spy drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,760 votes)
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