Double Edge

Upon arriving Israel on her first foreign assignment, American photojournalist Faye Milano is greeted by David, an Israeli officer and writer who's also the nephew of Jerusalem's mayor

Cast

Faye Dunaway

as Faye Milano

Amos Kollek

as David

Shmuel Shilo

as Moshe

Michael Schneider

as Max

Makram J. Khoury

as Ahmed Shafik

Mohammad Bakri

as Mustafa Shafik

Ziad Abu-Zayyad

as Self

Anat Atzmon

as Army Censor

Ann Belkin

as Sarah

Amal Murkus

as Jihan

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