IndieWire
Who can you really trust in a world full of traitors? “Wasp Network” asks the question, but it’s too busy to stick around and find out.
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Wasp Network
Oscar winner Penélope Cruz and Knives Out star Ana de Armas lead this political thriller from Cannes-winning filmmaker Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper), based on the true story of Cuban spies in the 1990s who attempt to stop terrorism by infiltrating exile groups. Also stars Golden Globe winner Gael García Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) alongside nominees Edgar Ramírez (Carlos) and Wagner Moura (Narcos).
2020128 minsFrance, Brazil, Spain, Belgium
ThrillerTrue Story & BiographyHistoricalWorld Cinema
Wasp Network | Reviews
A.V. Club
The result feels not unlike an engrossing hour-long TV pilot followed by a sizzle reel of the rest of the season.
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Hollywood Reporter
On a scene by scene basis, Wasp Network can be riveting, but as a whole, it falls short.
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The Guardian
Carlos director Oliver Assayas concocts an exciting and labyrinthine Miami-based thriller from a cold-war espionage story...
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Slant Magazine
While it was exciting to hear that Assayas had shifted away from his literate urban dramas, Wasp Network is ultimately a misstep.
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Variety
That Assayas was given so much access by the Cuban authorities is something of a miracle, and he makes the most of the country’s crumbling beauty without fetishizing the disintegration.
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Wasp Network is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.