The intense thriller The Assignment is a work of fiction with a factual basis. Aidan Quinn stars as Annibal Ramirez, an American naval officer with a striking resemblance to real-life international terrorist Carlos "the Jackal" Sanchez, the scourge of innocent people all over the world in the 1970s and 80s. Mistaken for Sanchez by the Israeli Mossad, Ramirez is arrested but subsequently recruited by the Mossad and the CIA to pose as Sanchez and set him up as a traitor to his underwriters. Ramirez leaves his family, receives training in all aspects of Sanchez's life,... and is pulled into the netherworld of terrorism and espionage. Director Christian Duguay (Screamers) wisely emphasises character growth over obligatory action, drawing compelling portraits of an American intelligence official (Donald Sutherland) preoccupied with Sanchez; his Israeli counterpart (Ben Kingsley) and Ramirez himself, a man whose identity has merged with a monster's. --Tom Keogh [show more]
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American naval officer Annibal Ramirez (Aidan Quinn) bears an uncanny resemblance to the infamous terrorist Carlos 'The Jackal'. CIA spy Jack Shaw (Donald Sutherland) and his Israeli counterpart Amos (Ben Kingsley) hatch a plan to lure Carlos into a trap, using his doppelganger as bait. However, Annibal must first adopt The Jackal's ruthless disposition, a transformation that risks robbing him of his humanity.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Carlos "The Jackal" is the most heinous terrorist the world has ever known The governments of the United States and Israel for two decades have sought him escaping each time they come close to capturing him Actors Aiden Quin Donald Sutherland & Ben Kingsley Director Christian Duguay Certificate 18 years and over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Hindi ; Hebrew ; German ; Turkish ; Danish ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Norwegian Duration 1 hour and 54 minutes (approx)
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