[cars honking]
[gasps]
[traffic cop whistle blowing, honking]
[traffic noise]
[street chatter]
♪
THOMAS: [speaking French]
[gloves snapping]
[air blowing]
[shutter snaps]
[puts down object, picks up another]
ANTOINE [on phone]: [speaking French]
‐ [restaurant chatter, laughter] ‐ [upbeat music playing]
WOMAN: This is the birthday girl, Anna.
Sit, sit!
STUART: Hi. Stuart.
ANNA: Anna. ‐ Hi. Nice to meet you, Anna.
Oh, is that baba ganoush?
I am on a constant search
for the perfect baba ganoush.
Do you mind if I... ‐ Yeah, go, sure.
‐ Oh, thank you.
Now...
[chatter, music continues]
Oh, that's good. That's really good.
Thank you. Happy birthday to you.
‐ Thank you. They made me join them.
They have this kind of, uh, birthday tradition at work, so...
I had to come. ‐ Oh, dear. I'm sorry.
‐ [laughs] No, but I,
I didn't mean to be moody. ‐ [Stuart laughs]
‐ Do you live in Cairo?
‐ Um, no. It's just I'm doing a quick work visit.
‐ What do you do?
‐ I'll tell you, but as long as you promise not to be too sarcastic about it.
‐ But now, you know, I'm intrigued.
‐ I‐I just work for a‐a human rights organization.
‐ So, why would I be sarcastic about it? ‐ Oh,
'cause so many people think that humanitarian work
is a fucking hobby, that's why.
‐ But, I don't.
‐ Good. [chuckles] ‐ But, to be honest,
you don't look like you work for a human rights organization.
‐ Huh? Why not?
‐ I don't know. You don't seem like the type.
‐ [laughs]
You know what they say, don't you? If you're mean on your birthday,
you're gonna be mean all year long. Watch out.
‐ And which organization?
‐ Oh, it's not one of the big ones, but,
essentially, we support grassroots movements
in the Middle East.
Liberal forces, democratic elements.
Basically anyone who wants to make their country a better place.
‐ And here in Egypt?
‐ All over the region, really.
We have good friends in Tunisia, and Libya, uh,
Yemen, Iran, too.
Incredibly brave people.
‐ Do you work with the Green Movement in Iran?
‐ Yeah, well...
various groups.
Can't really talk about it too much in detail though.
Our concern is always our friends and counterparts in those countries,
so, you know, if they were exposed,
serious harm could come to them.
So, we don't like to get into too many specifics about it.
Mm. This is just off the charts.
Really delicious.
‐ But, what do you do exactly?
‐ Oh, mostly finance.
Donor relations, that kind of shit.
‐ So, you're‐‐ you're the money man? ‐ Yeah.
‐ That makes sense. ‐ [laughs]
Now, are you gonna be mean for 364 days from now on?
‐ At least. ‐ [laughs]
[people cheering]
ALL [singing]: Happy birthday to you!
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Anna ♪
[on recording]: ♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪
[applause, cheering]
‐ [door opens] THOMAS: [speaking French]
ANNA:
‐ [indistinct chatter] ‐ [music playing]
‐ Mm‐mmm.
[giggles]
‐ [laughs] ‐ This one
is your type, right? ‐ You kidding? He's, like, 20.
[laughs] Really. It's never gonna happen.
[beep]
No, you didn't. ‐ Optimism, Stu.
You have to be optimistic. ‐ [laughs]
‐ But, it's a nice app. Handy!
‐ [notification sound] ‐ Yeah, it‐‐ it is...
‐ Is everything okay?
‐ It's‐it's fine, just, um...
Just give me a moment?
Oh...
I'll come back.
I'll try to figure it out.
Shit.
‐ What happened? ‐ Oh, it's, uh,
it‐it‐it's a work thing.
‐ Tell me. What's wrong?
‐ We've been, um...
We've been working with this‐‐ this activist
for about a year now, and recently,
the authorities had started to harass us, so...
it looks like she might've been exposed.
And if that is the case,
then they'll arrest her, and...
‐ And who's they?
‐ Oh, um, she lives in Tehran, and...
we, uh, we're taking the unusual step of trying to get her out.
So, we found a...
fake German passport and convinced this European diplomat
to deliver it to her but I've just been told
his trip has now been canceled,
so it looks like we are now really up shit creek
without a paddle, as it were.
‐ Don't you have someone else?
‐ To go to Iran, this kind of short notice
and do something incredibly risky? No, um...
no, trusted names are not exactly popping into my head right now.
I‐I am sorry, I‐I gotta go deal with this really.
So lovely to see you again, Anna. Really.
And if that Adonis gets in touch, I'm gonna blame you.
Sorry.
Okay, ciao. Bye.
‐ [crowd chatter] ‐ Stuart!
Stuart!
‐ Yeah?
‐ I was thinking.
You know Thomas? He keeps asking me to go to Iran.
‐ Oh, no, no, no. Absolutely not‐‐
‐ He can arrange a visa for me in no time.
It might be the best solution. ‐ No, Anna, I don't think you understand.
A diplomat has immunity. If he gets caught,
he just gets chucked out of the country.
You're a civilian. If you get caught‐‐ ‐ Yeah, I understand the risk.
But, you'll never find someone else on time.
‐ [sighs]
Well, gimme‐‐ gimme 24 hours to...
see if I can find a solution, okay?
And then maybe, just maybe,
we'll talk about it then.
Thank you, Anna.
God, you are a star. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
♪
‐ [airplane engine humming] ‐ [airplane chatter]
[bell chimes] ATTENDANT [on PA]: [speaking Farsi]
♪ tense music playing ♪
♪
[car door slams]
[speaking French]
THOMAS: [speaking French]
[opens door]
[shuts door]
[car starts, drives away]
[rummaging through drawer]
♪
[speaking French]
♪
[street noise]
[cafe chatter]
[music playing, indistinct singing]
WAITER: Hi. Welcome. ‐ [speaking French]
And I‐I need to wash my hands.
‐ Yes.
[chatter, music continues]
[running water]
[washing hands]
[shuts off water]
‐ I have the... the passport for Zahra.
I hope it will... it will help her.
WAITER: I have a letter from Zahra to send back with you.
It's okay?
[muffled music playing]
♪
[paper rustling]
♪ upbeat music playing ♪
♪
[drops keys]
[sighs]
♪
[doorbell rings]
STUART: Hey! ‐ Sorry I'm late.
‐ No, no, it's fine.
We're just about to have some supper.
‐ We? ‐ Yeah, we.
Go on through.
Hey, everybody! Wanna introduce you to the famous Anna.
That there's Jenny, that's Benji... ‐ Welcome!
and Alex, and‐‐ Jacob, you there?
JACOB: I'm here. STUART: Yeah?
ALEX: Hi. Nice to meet you. BENJI: Hi. Hello.
JACOB: [speaking French]
JENNY: Come on over! ‐ Yeah, food's on the table, so...
STUART: Yeah. Hey, come in, come in. ‐ [indistinct chatter]
I was so glad when you called and said you wanted to come.
ANNA: I brought you something. STUART: Yeah?
‐ Yes. ‐ What, a little gift?
JENNY: Does he deserve it? I'm not sure. ‐ [laughs]
STUART: Yes, I deserve a gift.
Oh, baba ganoush!
ANNA: No. Is it called mirza ghassemi. ‐ Yeah?
‐ It's quite similar. ‐ Oh, great!
Lemme try this. What have we got?
[indistinct chatter]
Mmm. Oh, this is, um‐‐
Boy, it's a lot of garlic!
And some cumin and some something else.
What is it? ‐ Coriander.
‐ Coriander. Right. No, it's nice!
It's good. I mean, not as good as...
ALL: Baba ganoush.
[overlapping chatter]
JENNY: Um, that was amazing what you did back there.
I don't have enough words to express our...
gratitude for your help. Really appreciate it.
‐ It went very well.
‐ Help yourself. ‐ [chatter continues]
Um, can I have the tomatoes?
STUART: An obsession of mine, maybe more than that.
Um, yes, can I have...
[chatter continues]
[water running, dish washing]
JACOB: Anna.
[dishwashing continues]
[plates clattering]
[paper crinkling]
[laughter]
‐ Did you open that? ‐ I did.
‐ Why?
‐ Because something wasn't right about it.
You know I'm not stupid.
The man at the restaurant.
I gave him the passport for Zahra.
But he didn't even take it out of the envelope,
like it didn't matter to him.
All he wanted to do was to give me this letter.
‐ That's very careless of him. ‐ What's in it?
I couldn't find anything unusual.
‐ Just drop it, Anna‐‐ ‐ No, I did something.
I want to know what.
‐ [picks up keys] ‐ Come with me.
[closes door]
[sighs]
You were right. We are working with the Green Movement.
About a year ago,
one of the activists there was, uh, was arrested.
And then, three months ago,
he was diagnosed with blood cancer.
We believe that the regime poisoned him.
They exposed him to
some kind of radioactive material.
His friends managed to get him to lick this envelope, so...
we're gonna get the saliva tested
to see if it has any radiation.
‐ That doesn't sound like the work of a human rights organization.
Who are you?
‐ You sure you really wanna know? 'Cause...
if I tell you...
everything's gonna change for you.
‐ Yes.
‐ Okay...
I work for a government. ‐ Which government?
‐ I'm Israeli, and I work for the Mossad.
‐ [laughs]
[laughs]
[quiet chuckle]
[crinkling paper]
So, you used me?
You knew that I would never help a spy agency.
And I want nothing to do with the Mossad.
‐ We are not the bad guys here.
‐ Yeah, but you're not the good guys either.
‐ We didn't hang Navid.
‐ How do you know him? ‐ I didn't know him,
but I knew of him.
And I know you, Anna.
And I know what you're made of.
‐ So you've planned it? Since the beginning?
‐ It was a test.
‐ A test? ‐ Mm‐hmm.
It was a test that you
passed spectacularly.
You're sharp and observant, Anna.
You have great intuition, good logic.
And yet, when...
when I told you the highly dubious tale of...
of an activist in distress,
you simply said you'd do it. You didn't bat an eyelid.
Why would you do something like that?
You did it 'cause deep down inside, right in here,
you knew it was the right thing to do.
Now,
Thomas has asked you to stay on at the dig, right?
If you were to accept his offer‐‐
‐ No, are you insane?
I'm not gonna do it again!
I'm not gonna spy for Israel. ‐ I'm not asking you to spy for Israel.
I'm asking you to work with liberal forces against the people who murdered Navid.
Now, you can go back to your little apartment in Cairo,
mourn Navid and cry yourself to sleep,
or you could just join us and make a change.
I can promise you this.
If you say yes,
it will be the most meaningful thing you've ever done in your life.
JENNY: Okay, so we've installed
encrypted messenger on your laptop. So what you do is click
on this combination right here... ‐ Mm‐hmm.
and then you type in a sequence.
You don't wait for a password box to appear.
You just type it in. 0‐2...
Q‐T‐98.
There you go. ‐ [speaking French]
Barbecue. ‐ [indistinct chatter]
♪
That looks good. I want that. STUART: Hey, no. Keep your hands off.
Anna first.
[unlocking]
‐ Get phones and hand them out.
‐ We're planning to bring at least 1,000 students for this demonstration.
It's not a lot, but it will be a start.
‐ Okay.
So to build momentum, we need videos and photos.
Are you being careful? MALE ACTIVIST: Yes.
We know who's working for the regime, so we stay away from them.
‐ Good. It's not worth it if one of you gets hurt.
FEMALE ACTIVIST: We're prepared to take risk,
even though as long as we know it will change something.
Will your government continue to support us?
♪
Do we have France's support?
‐ You have the support of all countries that value freedom.
[both speaking French]
THOMAS: Anna? Helan?
April 14th, 2012.
Hamadan expedition, Iran.
Site C‐7. Guys, how is the digging going?
‐ Uh, we're on the second layer,
so it's the most boring part.
But, the accommodations are "great,"
and the conditions of the site are great, too,
so no complaints. Right, guys?
REPORTER [on radio]: ...and early years services will receive the largest amounts.
At least 70 people were wounded during last Friday's demonstrations
in Tehran, according to state media.
However, unofficial sources say that government forces used deadly force
against protesters,
killing at least eight and wounding nearly 300.
Over 200 students were arrested as a result of this harsh crackdown...
‐ [speaking French]
REPORTER: And now to sports. Liverpool manager
Kenny Dalglish referred yesterday to the decision...
♪ tense music playing ♪
♪
[birds chirping]
‐ Glass of wine under the tree?
[horse neighing]
We're following the latest events in Iran.
We're gonna avoid dealing with civil protests for a while.
It's too dangerous.
‐ So, that's it?
We're not going to support them anymore?
It was never about taking the regime down with one massive tsunami.
The way to do it is to...
just keep hitting them over, over, over...
Small, powerful tidal waves.
‐ So, what's next?
‐ We want to move our focus...
to the military nuclear program.
Iran has just entered into negotiations.
We wanna make sure they really mean it.
That they're not bluffing. ‐ But we never talked about
something like that. ‐ Oh, well...
These negotiations took us something by surprise.
But, if‐if you're uncomfortable with
a mission like this, then you don't have to do it.
I mean, it's no more dangerous than what you've already done.
We have a... a list of suspicious sites in Tehran.
All you'd have to do is drive by them.
We'll send you the specialist equipment
for the car, sensors and what have you.
‐ And what if it turns out they're lying about the program?
‐ We'll notify whoever we need to notify.
Bit of luck, there'll be a diplomatic solution.
But, it will be another tidal wave.
And a strong one.
‐ Okay.
‐ Good.
Now might be a good time for you to...
build up your network.
Find people who you can trust,
cultivate them. ‐ [scoffs]
By cultivate, you mean...
finding a weakness
and exploiting it? ‐ No, not a weakness, no.
A vulnerability perhaps. ‐ [scoffs]
‐ No, weakness is just weak.
Simple as that.
Don't ever wanna work with a weak person.
Whereas vulnerability is a powerful engine.
Once you acknowledge your vulnerability,
you can become stronger.
♪
Navid was...
still is, to a certain extent,
your vulnerability.
Once you faced it,
look where it took you.
[engine rumbling]
[cuts engine]
[inaudible]
[opens door]
[shuts door]
[both speaking French]
[door creaks]
[door shuts]
♪
HELAN:
ANNA:
‐ These are all the radioactive isotopes the sensors in the car have picked up on.
‐ It could be miniature uranium labs.
‐ Yeah, they could also be dental clinics.
‐ Except we know that they have miniature labs all over the city.
JENNY: Well, we also know they have dental clinics.
‐ [sighs] Hey.
Get a message to Anna.
Ask her to drive by these on a weekly basis.
Then circulate a report with the addresses of them
'cause we need to identify the people who work there.
JACOB: Okay, sure.
STUART: You did a phenomenal job on the dig.
The analysts are thrilled.
So, does it mean we can finally stop?
'Cause we've been doing it for months.
STUART: Yeah. As a matter of fact, yes. You can. We have everything we need.
‐ Okay. And what's the conclusion?
‐ We're gonna have a discussion about it here next week.
We're gonna evaluate and analyze the info.
I'd love for you to be here. ‐ [scoffs] Okay.
Sure. STUART: Can you get here by Wednesday?
‐ Yeah.
Okay. Can't wait.
STUART: That would be great.
‐ See you on Wednesday then.
‐ Okay. Bye‐bye.
‐ Bye‐bye.
♪ rock music playing ♪
♪ I walked away ♪
♪ From everyone I know ♪
♪ I looked around and thought ♪
♪ This must be what it's like to be alone ♪
♪ When it's bet on me ♪
♪ I want to grow old ♪
♪ I bend my will ♪
[notification chimes]
[song continues on radio]
♪ End up big time... ♪
♪ Oh, how to be brave ♪ ♪ You've gotta be... ♪
[turns off radio]
[car warning beep]
REPORTER [on video]: [speaking French]
[turns off video]
♪
[heavy breathing]
[dial tone]
[speaking French]
♪ tense music playing ♪
Stuart!
STUART: Just outside!
We selected only the strategic targets.
It was aggressive. ‐ Aggressive?
A woman was in the car.
‐ Yes, I know. It was all we could do.
We expected to have delayed their progress by two years,
maybe more, so it's a win.
‐ No! The plan was to share the intel! ‐ We tried.
The Americans wanted to go down the diplomatic route
where we felt we had no choice but to go it alone.
Now, I wanted to tell you, but it wasn't my decision.
‐ How stupid do you think I am?
Of course it was your decision not to tell me.
And it was never about the sanction!
You knew from the beginning how it was going to end!
‐ No. It was one of many options, and you knew that.
‐ What about Helan?
We should've told her.
She's my friend. She has been loyal. ‐ Yes.
Yes, she is. She is all of that,
but my objective was just to get you out of there.
Helan is... she's an asset.
She's a source. Yes, it was my decision not to warn her,
and you know exactly why.
‐ I called her.
I told her to run.
‐ Yes. I assumed you would, and I'm fine with that.
She's got plenty of time to get to the border.
‐ No, she doesn't.
You know it's too late.
You betrayed me, Stuart.
‐ Oh, grow up, Anna!
You made your decision a long time ago!
You could've walked away from all of this.
No one would've stopped you, but you chose to stay.
Don't blame me.
And you're gonna have to stay here,
at least until we figure out what to do next.
♪
REPORTER [on video]: It has been more than a week since the assassination
of the nuclear scientists, and the investigation continues.
Iran blames the Israeli Mossad for the attack
and vows to find and punish...
‐ [footsteps] the responsible parties.
TRANSLATOR [on video]: It has all the signs of an Israeli operation.
It is very sophisticated. ‐ [knocking]
Iran has a lot experience in terrorist attacks like this.
‐ Yes?
TRANSLATOR [on video]: This is not over. It is just beginning.
[video stops]
‐ We had a call
from our source within the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
Helan and her husband
were arrested five days ago.
And I'm afraid that Helan did not survive the...
the interrogations.
I'm so sorry, Anna.
She told them...
all about you.
Told them your name.
Iranians aren't gonna talk about it 'cause...
it'll be too embarrassing for them. But...
they will be looking for you.
They'll want revenge.
So, Israel will be the safest place for you right now.
We can protect you there.
You know, when I...
when I first recruited you,
I never imagined that you'd go as far as you have.
You're a natural, Anna.
I‐I wanna fix you up with a job at headquarters‐‐
‐ Never.
‐ If you go back to Cairo, we can't guarantee your safety.
‐ I don't care.
I'm out.
♪
[street noise]
What it's used for is
you can allow yourself
to go on the research
and to understand these facilities.
So, it means that
in the field, you have from going
back here
to the animal mummification. Okay?
So then,
about the experience,
um, and the mud trace...
♪ tense music playing ♪
♪
[notification chimes]
♪
[stairwell creaks]
‐ [traffic noise] ‐ [street chatter]
♪
SPY 1: [speaking Farsi]
SPY 2 [on radio]: [speaking Farsi]
[opens door]
SPY 2:
SPY 2 [on radio]:
SPY 1 [on radio]:
SPY 2:
[beep]
[explosion, people screaming]
♪
‐ It's over.
The Iranian team have reported you dead.
‐ Did you take care of everything? ‐ Mm‐hmm.
‐ Dental records?
‐ Cyber's already hacked into your dentist's server
and switched the records. ‐ And DNA?
‐ We'll handle the pathology tests after the autopsy.
The corpse's DNA will match yours.
‐ Who was she? ‐ Young woman,
found dead on the street four days ago.
No ID, no records, so...
Everything's taken care of, Anna.
Here.
Just to be clear.
This is what you wanted, alright?
Anna Habert is dead.
You can't go back to France, you can't contact your family.
‐ We're good.
♪
[camp chatter]
‐ Welcome, Anna. Come.
DRIVER: [speaking Kurdish]
[gate rattling]
♪
[speaking French]
[Anna sighs]
[Helan laughs]
♪