In 1965, three young Mossad agents were assigned to capture and kill a notorious Nazi war criminal.
When one of their daughters writes a book about the famous exploit thirty years later, cracks start to appear in the trio’s version of events.
At the same time, a man surfaces in Ukraine who claims to be the original target, alive and well and ready to talk. Though they’re no longer together, the three agents are compelled to try to complete the mission.
Directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), The Debt is a highly satisfying thriller that moves back and forth in time with a subtlety and believability that makes it feel like it’s based on a true story – backed up by excellent performances from Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington and Marton Csokas as the agents in the 1960s; and Helen Mirren, Ciaran Hinds and Tom Wilkinson as their older selves, drawn to re-examine the past.