Operation Rubikon (2002)

Name: Operation Rubikon
Director: Thomas Berger
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-05-22
Cast: Maria Schrader, Hilmar Thate, Martin Feifel, Jörg Schüttauf

Drama

Director: Thomas Berger

Cast: Maria Schrader, Hilmar Thate, Martin Feifel, Jörg Schüttauf

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Director Thomas Berger's 2002 drama 'Operation Rubikon' features a compelling performance by Maria Schrader as a woman caught in the moral dilemma of a high-stakes political conflict. The film's thoughtful examination of complex ethical issues and its visually striking approach make it a standout choice for fans of intricate, character-driven dramas.

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Operation Rubicon, until the late 1980s called Operation Thesaurus, was a secret operation by the West German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), lasting from 1970 to 1993 and 2018, respectively, to gather communication intelligence of encrypted government communications of other countries. This was accomplished through the sale of manipulated encryption technology (CX-52) from Swiss-based Crypto AG, which was secretly owned and influenced by the two services from 1970 onwards. In a comprehensive CIA historical account of the operation leaked in early 2020, it was referred to as the "intelligence coup of the century" in a Washington Post article. The Maximator alliance, which in addition to (West) Germany also includes Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, was also familiar with the vulnerabilities and used it in their intelligence gathering.