Between 1981 and 1985, thousands of Ethiopian Jews were smuggled to safety through this elaborate undercover operation. Film Production & Cast

The film is based on a remarkable declassified mission from the early 1980s:

Gideon Raff, known for creating the series Homeland , sought to highlight a "universal, humanitarian impulse" and the "heroism and courage" required during refugee crises. Critical Reception

To recreate the Sudanese setting, production took place in South Africa and Namibia .

Israeli intelligence (Mossad) leased a deserted holiday retreat, the Arous Holiday Village , on the Sudanese coast.

While the underlying true story is widely praised as incredible, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics:

Agents posed as Swiss tourism entrepreneurs to run the resort, which actually became a success with real, unsuspecting European tourists.

is a 2019 spy thriller released by Netflix that dramatizes the real-life events of Operation Brothers . Directed by Gideon Raff, the film features Chris Evans as Ari Levinson, a Mossad agent who leads a daring mission to rescue Ethiopian-Jewish refugees from Sudan and transport them to Israel. The True Story