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Shelter

Shelter

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Shelter

"Two women trapped in a safehouse where nothing is safe and no one can be trusted."

2017

1h 33m

5.3(32 votes)

Thriller

Overview

Naomi, an Israeli Mossad agent, is sent to Germany to protect Mona, a Lebanese informant recovering from plastic surgery to assume her new identity. Together for two weeks in a quiet apartment in Hamburg, the relationship that develops between the two women is soon exposed to the threat of terror that is engulfing the world today. In this game of deception, beliefs are questioned, choices are made, and their fate takes a surprising turn.

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Heimatfilm

Riva Film

MACT Productions

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Lina/Mona

Neta Riskin

Neta Riskin

Naomi

Yehuda Almagor

Yehuda Almagor

Avner

Doraid Liddawi

Doraid Liddawi

Naim Quassem

Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer

Ahmet

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi

Gad

Mark Waschke

Mark Waschke

Bernhard

Dagmar von Kurmin

Dagmar von Kurmin

Frau Herrmann

Ronald Kukulies

Ronald Kukulies

Janitor

David A. Hamade

David A. Hamade

Yussef

Creative team

Directed by: Eran Riklis
Written by: Eran Riklis

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