A Compassionate Spy

Director:
Steve James

In 1944, Ted Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project. After the successful detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb changed history forever, Hall is increasingly concerned that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, so he starts passing key information to the Soviet Union…

Director:
Steve James
Cast:
Tom Goodwin
Mickey O'Sullivan
Country:
United States
Running time:
1h:41m
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2023