Israeli intelligence (Mossad) leased a deserted holiday retreat, the Arous Holiday Village , on the Sudanese coast.
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 . The Red Sea Diving Resort.
Agents posed as Swiss tourism entrepreneurs to run the resort, which actually became a success with real, unsuspecting European tourists.
Chris Evans stars alongside Michael K. Williams (playing Ethiopian community leader Kabede Bimro), Haley Bennett, Alessandro Nivola, and Ben Kingsley. Agents posed as Swiss tourism entrepreneurs to run
While the underlying true story is widely praised as incredible, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics:
Under the cover of night, agents used the resort as a staging ground to ferry refugees to Israeli naval vessels waiting offshore. While the underlying true story is widely praised
Between 1981 and 1985, thousands of Ethiopian Jews were smuggled to safety through this elaborate undercover operation. Film Production & Cast