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The Honourable Woman (2014)

7.3Drama — War & Politics — Crime

Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the West Bank. Her efforts to reconcile the Israelis and Palestinians lands her an appointment to the House of Lords and creates an international political maelstrom.

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A high-signal pick with 130 votes.

Eight Rooks / BBC Worldwide / Drama Republic / SundanceTV / BBC Two

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Director: Greg Brenman

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Maggie Gyllenhaal as Nessa Stein

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Nessa Stein

Stephen Rea as Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Stephen Rea

Hugh Hayden-Hoyle

Lubna Azabal as Atika Halibi

Lubna Azabal

Atika Halibi

Katherine Parkinson as Rachel Stein

Katherine Parkinson

Rachel Stein

Janet McTeer as Julia Walsh

Janet McTeer

Julia Walsh

Lindsay Duncan as Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Lindsay Duncan

Anjelica Hayden-Hoyle

Eve Best as Monica Chatwin

Eve Best

Monica Chatwin

Andrew Buchan as Ephra Stein

Andrew Buchan

Ephra Stein

Igal Naor as Shlomo Zahary

Igal Naor

Shlomo Zahary

Genevieve O'Reilly as Frances Pirsig

Genevieve O'Reilly

Frances Pirsig

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Reeve Fletcher

Hannah Stein

Philip Arditti as Saleh Al-Zahid

Philip Arditti

Saleh Al-Zahid

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