The Assignment Page #4

Synopsis: 1986. In his civilian clothes while on shore leave in Jerusalem, Lieutenant Commander Annibal Ramirez of the US Navy is captured and interrogated by who he eventually learns is Mossad in a case of mistaken identity. Because of the resemblance, they believed him to be Carlos the Jackal, one of if not the most wanted and dangerous terrorist in the world. Shortly following, Henry Fields, using the alias Jack Shaw, he the Paris deputy chief of CIA counter-terrorism whose primary mission for at least the past ten years has been to get rid of Carlos in any way possible, tries to recruit Ramirez to work on a covert CIA-Mossad operation to stop Carlos' terrorist activities with the ultimate goal of Carlos' capture or death. The plan is for Ramirez to impersonate Carlos, in the process discrediting Carlos in the eyes of his current KGB backers, and thus effectively ending his career as a terrorist, with nowhere he can longer hide. After an initial reluctance on Ramirez's part, Shaw is able to c
Director(s): Christian Duguay
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
R
Year:
1997
115 min
256 Views


- From here on out, forget the Navy.

- Yes, sir. Sire.

Okay, I've got you.

This is a satellite tracking centre.

If Carlos ever uncovers our plot, -

- he will try to find a way

to kill us first.

Carlos has two main safe houses.

One in Libya, one in East Germany.

Our satellites pass over three times

a day. The Russians know when.

So we have to assume

Carlos knows as well.

There's another fella here

I want you to meet.

Although I think

you're already acquainted.

- What the f*** is this?

- Hello. My name's Amos.

I didn't recognize you without

my foot chained to the floor.

- I hope there are no hard feelings.

- There are a lot of hard feelings.

You're going to be hearing

from my lawyer.

Outside of myself,

he's the most important person here.

We're working with the Israelis.

Amos has studied Carlos.

- He took the photo in Libya.

- Why didn't you just kill him?

Don't let this equipment fool you.

Carlos has the home court advantage.

He has three layers of protection

at all times.

Next, and most importantly,

anyone who hits Carlos -

- will unleash against himself

a fanatical wave of terrorism.

- Fanatical.

- Okay.

That, by the way, is the last

question you're going to ask.

From here on, you get information

when we want you to get it.

You don't ask questions.

You just do as you're told.

This won't be like the Navy.

We'll push you to the limit.

Fatigue, frustration, fear.

You're going to be terrified.

- When do we start?

- We already have.

What were the names on the last

three tombstones on your right?

- I don't know. I wasn't looking.

- Guillaume, Gautier, Smith.

Carlos is always looking.

Always paying attention.

Carlos is the master of the survival

techniques we will teach you.

For him there are no rules, but you

are a rules follower, aren't you?

- If you say so.

- If you say so.

Carlos is the opposite.

That's what makes it so seductive.

He can kill whomever he chooses.

He can take whatever he chooses.

It is to be, in many ways,

a superman.

If you can learn what we can teach

you, you could be one of them, too.

If you don't,

you're going to be one of them.

Another dead soldier.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- How's the porridge. You like it?

- It's okay. Not bad.

Finish everything in the pot.

- There's eight or nine helpings.

- No questions. Just do.

Remember not only the names,

but the positions of the stones.

When I call out a name,

you whirl and shoot.

- It's f***ing freezing.

- Brisson!

- Can I get some gloves?

- No luxuries. Dupres!

You get comfortable,

you'll get killed. Pacquet!

Reload.

Go.

Time.

Top shelf:
Milk, juice,

maybe some cottage cheese.

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