Plot
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Follows the biggest manhunt in the history of Israel to find Yahya Ayyash, the mastermind bombmaker who oversaw a group of suicide troops in Israel in the middle of the 1990s
| The Engineer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Danny A. Abeckaser |
| Written by | Kosta Kondilopoulous |
| Produced by | Danny A. Abeckaser Yoav Gross |
| Starring | Emile Hirsch |
| Cinematography | Barry Markowitz |
| Edited by | Eric Yalkut Chase Steve Hansel |
| Music by | Lionel Cohen |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Engineer is a 2023 American [1] action film written by Kosta Kondilopoulous, directed by Danny A. Abeckaser and starring Emile Hirsch.
| This article needs a plot summary.(October 2023) |
Follows the biggest manhunt in the history of Israel to find Yahya Ayyash, the mastermind bombmaker who oversaw a group of suicide troops in Israel in the middle of the 1990s
Hirsch's official casting as the lead was announced in June 2022. [2]
The film was released on August 18, 2023. [3]
The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. [4]
Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "...feels very much like an American B-movie stab at turning Israeli anti-terrorist operations of 30 years ago into formulaic action fodder — without much action, even." [1]
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