The Engineer (film)

2023 American film by Danny A. Abeckaser

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

Lionsgate Studios
Grindstone Entertainment Group
2B Entertainment

Distributed by| Lionsgate

Release date

* August 18, 2023 (2023-08-18)

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.

## 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

## Cast

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* Emile Hirsch as Etan
* Angel Bonanni as Avi
* Danny A. Abeckaser as Yakov
* Tzachi Halevy as Gili
* Oshri Cohen[1]
* Dan Mor as Tamas
* Omer Hazan as Levi
* Stefani Yunger[1]
* Kyle Stefanski as Henry
* Yarden Toussia-Cohen as Fanni
* Adam Haloon as The Engineer
* Lee Keinan as Al-Soowi
* Robert Davi as Senator David Adler [1]

## Production

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Hirsch's official casting as the lead was announced in June 2022.[2]

## Release

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The film was released on August 18, 2023.[3]

## Reception

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Harvey, Dennis (August 16, 2023). "'The Engineer' Review: Emile Hirsch Is an Unlikely Israeli Intelligence Tough Guy in a Dull Suicide Bomber Drama". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
2. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 13, 2022). "Emile Hirsch To Reteam With 'The Gemini Lounge' Director Danny A. Abeckaser For Action Pic 'The Engineer'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
3. ^ Nash, Anthony (July 20, 2023). "Exclusive The Engineer Trailer Previews Emile Hirsch Action Movie". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
4. ^ "The Engineer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

## External links

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* The Engineer at IMDb
* The Engineer at Rotten Tomatoes