Spider in the Web

For the legal term, see Spider in the web doctrine. For the Babylon 5 episode, see Spider in the Web (Babylon 5).

Spider in the Web is a 2019 spy thriller film directed and co-produced by Eran Riklis, produced by Sabine Brian, Jacqueline de Goeij, Leon Edrey and Michael Sharfstein with screenplay written by Gidon Maron and Emmanuel Naccahe. Starring Ben Kingsley, Monica Bellucci, Itzik Cohen and Itay Tiran,^[1] Spider in the Web focuses on a young operative who is sent on a mission to follow an older agent, whose behavior has come into question.

Spider in the Web
Directed by	Eran Riklis
Written by	Gidon Maron Emmanuel Naccache
Produced by	Sabine Brian Jacqueline de Goeij Leon Edery Moshe Edery Eran Riklis Michael Sharfstein
Starring	Ben Kingsley Monica Bellucci Itay Tiran
Cinematography	Richard Van Oosterhout
Edited by	Jessica de Koning
Music by	Jonathan Riklis
Production companies	Eran Riklis Productions Ciné Cri De Coeur Film Constellation Topia Communications United King Films
Distributed by	United King Films Tanweer Alliances
Release dates	30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) (United States) 16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) (Israel)
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Israel Belgium United Kingdom
Languages	English Arabic Hebrew

The film is an international co-production of Israel, Belgium and United Kingdom that was released on 30 August 2019 in the United States and on 16 January 2020 in Israel.

Cast

• Ben Kingsley as Adereth
• Monica Bellucci as Angela Caroni
• Itay Tiran as Daniel
• Itzik Cohen as Samuel
• Filip Peeters as Jan Martens
• Hilde Van Mieghem as Anne-Marie

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 67% based on reviews from 9 critics.^[2]

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times called it "the kind of story that’s been told many times in literary spy novels" but that it was "a magnificent showcase for Kingsley, who's always at his best when his characters look like they know something we don't."^[3] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Tinker tailor soldier snooze."^[1]