The Angel (2018 film)

This article is about the 2018 Egyptian movie. For the 2018 Belgian movie with a similar translated title, see Un Ange.

The Angel
Film poster
Directed byAriel Vromen
Written by
Based onThe Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel
by Uri Bar-Joseph
Produced by
  • Simon Istolainen
  • Zafrir Kochanovsky
  • Antoine Stioui
  • Matt O'Toole (Executive Producer)
  • Esther Hornstein (Co-Executive Producer)
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byDanny Rafic
Music byPinar Toprak
Production
companies
  • Adama Pictures
  • TTV Productions
  • Sumatra Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
CountriesEgypt
Israel
United Kingdom
Languages
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
Budget$12 million

The Angel is an Israeli spy thriller film directed by Ariel Vromen and starring Marwan Kenzari and Toby Kebbell among others. It is an adaptation of the non-fiction book The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel written by Uri Bar-Joseph. It is a fictional account of Ashraf Marwan, a high-ranking Egyptian official who became a double agent for both countries and helped achieve peace between the two.