Set during the weeks following the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, “Damascus Cover” is, in the strictest sense of the term, a period piece. But Daniel Zelik Berk’s low-key drama actually plays like a throwback to an earlier era — specifically, the mid-to-late 1960s, the heyday of Cold War thrillers in which grim, unglamorous and very un-Bondian secret agents dodged bullets and endured betrayals while playing spy games for mortal stakes. Indeed, this film may have a slight nostalgic appeal for anyone who fondly recalls such ‘60s cloak-and-dagger fare as “Funeral in Berlin” (which “Damascus Cover” periodically recalls), “The Quiller Memorandum” and “The Deadly Affair.” Unfortunately, Berk’s movie is too plodding and predictable to generate anything more than a modest level of suspense; worse, it lacks enough excitement to qualify even as instantly forgettable popcorn entertainment.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers makes a game attempt to be a dour and determined spy guy as Ari Ben-Sion,...
Jonathan Rhys Meyers makes a game attempt to be a dour and determined spy guy as Ari Ben-Sion,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
Damascus Cover Vertical Entertainment Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Daniel Zelik Berk Screenwriter: Daniel Zelik Berk, Samantha Newton, from the novel by Howard Kaplan Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, John Hurt, Jürgen Prochnow, Navid Negahban Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 6/8/18 Opens: July 20, 2018 Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the role of Ari Ben-sion […]
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- 7/15/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Carnaby International to begin sales of Damacus Cover in Berlin this week as filming commences in Morocco.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of The Tudors, has taken the lead role in Middle Eastern espionage thriller Damascus Cover.
The film, which begins production in Morocco this week, will also star Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Dredd), Sir John Hurt, Igal Naor (Green Zone), Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) and Navid Negahban (Homeland).
London-based Carnaby International will handle worldwide sales and will begin pre-sales negotiations at Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) this week.
Deals have already been struck in several major territories and will be announced soon, according to a spokesman for the production.
The film, produced by UK-based Big Book Media, is based on the best-selling 1977 novel by Howard Kaplan.
Directed by Daniel Berk (Public Enemies) and produced by Hannah Leader (Lucky Number Slevin, Gosford Park), the film is an espionage action thriller set in the Syrian capital. Berk co-wrote...
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of The Tudors, has taken the lead role in Middle Eastern espionage thriller Damascus Cover.
The film, which begins production in Morocco this week, will also star Olivia Thirlby (Juno, Dredd), Sir John Hurt, Igal Naor (Green Zone), Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) and Navid Negahban (Homeland).
London-based Carnaby International will handle worldwide sales and will begin pre-sales negotiations at Berlin’s European Film Market (Efm) this week.
Deals have already been struck in several major territories and will be announced soon, according to a spokesman for the production.
The film, produced by UK-based Big Book Media, is based on the best-selling 1977 novel by Howard Kaplan.
Directed by Daniel Berk (Public Enemies) and produced by Hannah Leader (Lucky Number Slevin, Gosford Park), the film is an espionage action thriller set in the Syrian capital. Berk co-wrote...
- 2/2/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The battle over Syrian's chemical weapons program is heading to the big screen. toofab has learned writer/director Dan Berk (right) has secured a deal to film his script for "Damascus Cover." The story, which Berk penned with Samantha Newton, revolves around an undercover spy "navigating the terrain of love and survival" during a mission to smuggle a chemical weapons scientist out of Syria. We're told a "major star" will soon be announced to play the super spy lead in the flick. The movie is scheduled to shoot in both Malta and Israel in late Spring of 2014. Read more...
- 11/25/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
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