THE GREEN PRINCE
THE GREEN PRINCE
Dir Nadav Schirman (101min, Israel/UK/Germany, 2014)
Documentary
As
a defiant teenager growing up in Palestine, Mosab Hassan Yousef’s
fervor against Israel was unquestionable, ultimately landing him in
prison. Shaken by Hamas’s brutality within the prison’s walls and a
growing disgust for their methods, he had an unexpected change of heart
and began to see Hamas as more of a problem than a solution.
Recruited
by the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency) and given the code
name "Green Prince," he spied on the Hamas elite for over a decade,
constantly risking exposure and certain death while grappling with the
perception that he had betrayed his own family and people. Along the
way, what started as a cautious alliance between Mosab and his Shin Bet
handler Gonen Ben Yitzhak grew into an enduring loyalty that no one
could’ve ever predicted.
Audience Award for Best World Cinema Documentary, Sundance Film Festival