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- 2014
- BBC Two
- 2014
- BBC Two
Summary Israeli-British CEO Nessa Stein (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has steered her family's company away from being a suppliers of weapons for Israel into a charitable foundation. Soon after announcing a contract, the suspicious death of one of her Palestinian business associates brings interest from MI5's Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle (Stephen Rea).
- 2014
- BBC Two
- 2014
- BBC Two
The Honorable Woman
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 3, 2014
8.1
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Summary Israeli-British CEO Nessa Stein (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has steered her family's company away from being a suppliers of weapons for Israel into a charitable foundation. Soon after announcing a contract, the suspicious death of one of her Palestinian business associates brings interest from MI5's Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle (Stephen Rea).
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
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4% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
4% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Whatever your viewing regimen, Honorable Woman is highly recommended for its distinctive approach, bravura performances, overall digestibility and, yes, degree of difficulty.
The Honorable Woman is a slow-building but gripping story, regardless of where you stand on Mideast politics; Gyllenhaal delivers a remarkably measured and moving performance.
We can confirm that it boasts a string of crackerjack performances from the likes of Stephen Rea as a hangdog spy, Janet McTeer as his spook boss, Lubna Azabal as the housekeeper of Nessa's brother (Andrew Buchan), and Gyllenhaal herself. [25 Jul/1 Aug 2014, p.105]
The Honorable Woman is in many ways, most of them cerebral, an extremely impressive piece of work.
Writer/director Hugo Blick skillfully walks the hairline between a well-paced adventure thriller and a psychological study that gives us enough time to appreciate the nuances of the character we're watching.
Although Blick's structural concept skirts close to mannered gimmickry, it also makes artistic sense. We are slowly but unavoidably drawn into the ever thickening mire of secrets, lies and shifting allegiances in both the lives of the characters and, of course, in the constant strife in the Middle East.
The Honorable Woman certainly doesn’t evoke any enmity. The problem, rather, is that it doesn’t provide enough thrills or momentum to completely reward the viewing commitment of its friends.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 97 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 97 User Ratings
8.1
85% Positive
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
8% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Production Company:
- BBC Worldwide
- Drama Republic
- Eight Rooks Productions
- K Films
- SundanceTV
Initial Release Date: Jul 3, 2014
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Royal Television Society, UK
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Bafta TV Craft
• 5 Nominations
