Damascus Cover


Damascus Cover is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name, by Howard Kaplan. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt. This proved to be Hurt's final film appearance before his death. The film was dedicated to his memory.
The film had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017. It was released on July 20, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

Ari Sion must get an Israeli spy out of Syria but realises he is part of a much bigger plan

Cast

In February 2015, it was announced Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John Hurt, Olivia Thirlby, Igal Naor, Jürgen Prochnow, and Navid Negahban joined the cast of the film, with Daniel Zelik Berk directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Samantha Newton, from the novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. Hannah Leader will serve as a producer on the film.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017. Shortly after, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on July 20, 2018.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 14% based on 21 reviews, an average score of 5.2/10 on IMDb, four out of five stars on iTunes and a 69% audience approval. Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 36 out of 100 based on 8 critics.