MUSIC BOX FILMS HOME ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES
The Green Prince
THE HARROWING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE SON OF A PALESTINIAN HAMAS LEADER WHO WAS RECRUITED AS A SPY FOR ISRAEL AND THE ISRAELI AGENT WHO RISKED IT ALL TO PROTECT HIM
Coming to VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on January 20, 2015
“Gripping…sustains the tension of a well-executed thriller.†– StephenHolden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Intense and fascinating…takes unforeseen turns even the best of novelists would have trouble imagining.â€
– Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
FOUR STARS! “Terrific. As gripping as any high-concept Hollywood thriller.†– Xan Brooks, THE GUARDIAN
“A thrill-a-minute spy caper too strange to be real, though it is.†–Jordan Hoffman, NY DAILY NEWS
Chicago, IL (December 5, 2014) – The gripping portrait of THE GREEN PRINCE recounts the true story of the son of a Hamas leader who emerged as one of Israel’s prized informants, and the Israeli agent who risked his life and career to protect him. Set against the chaotic backdrop of recent events in the Middle East and served up in the style of a spy thriller by writer/director Nadav Schirman, THE GREEN PRINCE is a unique chronicle on the dangerous and unprecedented partnership that developed between sworn enemies.
Growing up in Palestine as the son of a founder and leader of the Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef’s fervor against Israel was unquestionable, ultimately landing him in an Israeli prison. As the gruesome brutality heightened within the prison’s walls, Mosab had an unexpected change of heart and began to see Hamas as more of a problem than a solution. Recruited by the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency) and given the code name “GreenPrince,” Mosab spied on the Hamas elite for more than a decade from 1997 to 2007, risking exposure and certain death while grappling with the perception that he had betrayed his own family and people. Along the way, what started as a cautious alliance between Mosab and his Shin Bet handler Gonen Ben Yitzhak grew into an enduring loyalty that no one could’ve ever predicted.
Through exclusive first-hand testimony, dramatic action sequences and rare archival footage, decades of secrets come to light in THE GREEN PRINCE, unveiling a world of terror, betrayal, and impossible choices.
Produced by the Academy Award-winning team behind such leading documentaries as Man on Wire, Searching for Sugar Man and One Day in September, THE GREEN PRINCE is based on Mosab Hassan Yousef’s 2010 bestselling memoir Son of Hamas. Accordingly, the film was shot in fascinating international locations such as Ramallah, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Kfar Kassem, Munich, Frankfurt and Los Angeles, further enhancing its undeniably Hollywood-styled thriller texture.
Music Box Films HomeEntertainment will release THE GREEN PRINCE on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD for the first time on January 20, 2015 (prebook December 16, 2014). Rolling out to the U.S.’stop theatrical markets this fall, THE GREEN PRINCE arrives on disc with a host of bonus features including a documentary television special featuring “The Green Prince†and director Nadav Schirman. The Blu-ray and DVD carry the suggested retail price of $34.95 and $29.95, respectively.
An official selection at the London, São Paulo, Zurich, Stockholm and New Zealand Film Festivals, THE GREEN PRINCE won the Audience Award for Best Documentary, World Cinema at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. THE GREEN PRINCE also bought home the Audience Award prize at the 2014 Moscow International Film Festival, as well as the prize for Best Editing at the 2014 Docaviv Awards in Israel.
An unflinching exploration of espionage, spiritual transformation and the transcendent bonds of friendship through the prism of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, THE GREEN PRINCE demands to be seen.
More information on THE GREEN PRINCE can be found on the MUSIC BOX FILMS website at http://www.musicboxfilms.com/thegreenprince
About Music BoxFilms:
Music Box Films is a leading distributor of international, American independent, and documentary content in North America along with the best in international TV series and mini-series.
Releases in 2014 included Roger Michell’s LE WEEK-END,written by Hanif Kureishi and starring Jim Broadbent; the Emmy Award winning French-language series “The Returnedâ€; Pawel Pawlikowski’s IDA, the official Polish submission to the Academy Awards®; and the Sundance Award-winning documentary THE GREEN PRINCE.
Upcoming releases include Dominik Graf’s BELOVED SISTERS, Germany’s official submission to the Academy Awards® and Shlomi and Ronit Elkabetz’s GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM, Israel’s official submission to the Academy Awards®.
Music Box Films is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation, which also owns and operates The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s premiere venue for independent and foreign films.
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TheGreen Prince
Music Box Films Home Entertainment
DVD RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2015
PRE-ORDER DATE: December 16, 2014
Price: Blu-ray $34.95
DVD $29.95
Director/Writer: Nadav Schirman
Running Time: 101 minutes
Format: 1.85:1 widescreen
Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating: PG-13
Country: Israel, German, UK
Language: English and Hebrew with English subtitles
Bonus Features*
Documentary television special hosted by Ondi Timoner featuring The Green Prince and director Nadav Schirman
“Son of Hamas†TV interview with Mosab
Exclusive archive and interview extracts
Full color storyboards
Theatrical trailer