The Patriots

"Manipulation is our business"

1994 2h 22m FR

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 80

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Synopsis

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Ariel, a young French Jew, decides to leave his family to go to Israel and secretly become an agent of Mossad, the Israeli secret service. After years of training, his first mission is in Paris to steal secrets from Remy Prieur, a French atomic scientist.

“Manipulation is our business”

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Cast

Yvan Attal
Ariel Brenner
Richard Masur
Jeremy Pelman
Allen Garfield
Eagleman
Yossi Banai
Yossi
Nancy Allen
Catherine Pelman
Maurice Bénichou
Yuri
Emmanuelle Devos
Rachel
Hippolyte Girardot
Daniel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éric Rochant
Writers: Éric Rochant
Languages: French, Hebrew, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hebrew, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Rochant, shot by Pierre Novion. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gérard Torikian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pascale Fenouillet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yvan Attal and Richard Masur and Allen Garfield carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Manipulation is our business".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éric Rochant directs. Pierre Novion behind the camera. Gérard Torikian scores. Pascale Fenouillet cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Hebrew, English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Hebrew, English.
3Directed by Éric Rochant, shot by Pierre Novion. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gérard Torikian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Pascale Fenouillet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yvan Attal and Richard Masur and Allen Garfield carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Manipulation is our business".
8IMDB entry: tt0110796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.