Set in 1979 when Ethiopian Jews were the targets of mass killings, Mossad set up a rescue pipeline through Sudan to evacuate as many as possible. The front for this operation is an abandoned tourist destination on the Red Sea. In order to give credibility to the operation, the agents actually start booking guests in the hotel. Ultimately the risks they take to keep the pipeline open for more people get to be too much and the local warlords get increasingly violent in response. According to this telling, the singular personality of Ari Levinson (Chris Evans' character) more than the institutional will of Mossad or the Israeli government, is what resulted in the rescue of 1000's of people from persecution and death. On par with Argo in terms of type, but either not quite as good or not quite as familiar (not sure which).
3 stars (out of 5)
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