''Spider in the Web'' is a 2019

spy Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed and co-produced by

Eran Riklis Eran Riklis ( he, ערן ריקליס; born October 2, 1954) is an Israeli filmmaker. His films include ''Cup Final'' (1991), '' The Syrian Bride'' (2004), ''Lemon Tree'' (2008) and '' Dancing Arabs'' (also known as ''A Borrowed Identity'') (20 ...

, produced by Sabine Brian, Jacqueline de Goeij, Leon Edrey and Michael Sharfstein with screenplay written by Gidon Maron and Emmanuel Naccahe. Starring

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and tw ...

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French f ...

, Itzik Cohen and

Itay Tiran Itay Tiran ( he, איתי טיראן; born March 23, 1980) is an Israeli stage and screen actor, director, and a well-known pro-Palestinian advocate in Israel. As an actor, he is known for his roles in '' Forgiveness'' (2006), '' Beaufort'' (200 ...

, ''Spider in the Web'' focuses on a young operative who is sent on a mission to follow an older agent, whose behavior has come into question. The film is an international co-production of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

and

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that was released on 30 August 2019 in the

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and on 16 January 2020 in

Cast

as Adereth *

as Angela Caroni *

as Daniel * Itzik Cohen as Samuel *

Filip Peeters Filip Peeters or Philip Peeters (born 2 December 1962) is a Flemish actor. He is well known for his work in the television series ''Salamander'' as Paul Gerardi and ''Zone Stad'' as Didier Francks. He is one of a few Flemish actors who have been ...

as Jan Martens *

Hilde Van Mieghem Hilde Van Mieghem (born 14 April 1958, in Antwerp) is a Belgian actress. Filmography This is a partial list of films. Directing *2004: ''De Kus'' (English title '' The Kiss'') *2006: ''Love Belongs to Everyone'' *2010: ''Smoorverliefd'' (Belgian ...

as Anne-Marie

Reception

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the film has a rating of 67% based on reviews from 9 critics. Noel Murray of the

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...

called it "the kind of story that’s been told many times in literary spy novels" but that it was "a magnificent showcase for Kingsley, who's always at his best when his characters look like they know something we don't." Frank Scheck of

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wrote: "Tinker tailor soldier snooze."

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