Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

civlee Love the simple format. Appreciated the pace and lack of manipulation.Amazing story of courage, honesty, love, betrayal and sacrifice.Feel inspired by the courage of the characters. Although loyalty and doing the right thing is often portrayed in movies/stories, seldom do you see it in real life as this story so clearly illustrates.One can hope that it could inspire people to have the courage to think for themselves and question governmental, religious or business activities that don't follow the golden rule.Thank you to all who participated in bringing this story to light. It's not often we see the real sacrifices people around the world are making to make the world a better and safer place.

rbstern Some will see this film as one-sided view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I think that's the wrong way to view it.This is the story of a relationship between two men who would normally be mortal enemies, like so many of their peers in their respective societies. Both men are intent on stopping needless killing. They chose very different paths to that end.The insight this film provides is in describing the incredibly difficult tensions both men must deal with to carry out their missions. Mosab has to betray Hamas to redeem his sense of humanity, Gonen has to betray his own sense of humanity to get Mosab to perform, and eventually has to betray Shin Bet to save Mosab and redeem himself.The most palpable feeling I had while watching this film was how isolated and alone Mosab must have felt, and probably still feels. He chose a very lonely path in life. A path I think very few human beings could handle, in terms of pressure and emotional pain. He's a truly unique person.

McMurphy I'm still in that post-amazement daze.First, I almost never last two seconds on "story telling" documentaries (I need in-the-moment action and suspense). This still had action and suspense for two reasons:1. The story was incredible.2. There was plenty of original footage (I saw a review stating that this was just guys in a room talking, but that is untrue - lots of original footage).You just can't believe that this really happened. Not with a person so high in the Hamas hierarchy.And there was no boring build-up. I hate having to "invest" time, risking my time for an unknown pay-off. The story, editing, and people grabbed me from the beginning.All I'm going to say is that you get the perspective of both the Hamas leader's son, and his "handler."All you need is the capacity for reason, and at least a minimal awareness of the Israel-Palastine conflict; and you will probably enjoy this.

xeni-dautzi I'm not going to write too much as I'm not experienced in reviewing and am simply studying film and happened to attend a Documentary Festival to view this documentary without knowing the context of it. I personally found this documentary to be very educational and interesting, the story being told by the real subjects, not actors, as many people think, really makes a difference. It was highly informative but has been described as one sided by many viewers, I suppose you could say so but as John Battsek stated in an interview 'You cannot satisfy both sides'. After watching this documentary there was a debate about it between a Palestinian and an expert in Palestinian politics and history, they described this documentary as 'Israeli Propaganda', however I feel that their reasons for this were more personal than simply critiquing the film. I found it enticing and was drawn into the story with its original footage and narration. It didn't focus on anything but the Hamas movement and the involvement of the Shin Bet, things like the lack of information on certain events such as assassinations etc. but that was not meant to be the focus of this documentary and therefore I find the little information given justified.