Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) investigates the murder of a prominent physicist with the help of his daughter Vittoria (Ayelet Zurer). As the trail leads them to the Vatican, Robert and Vittoria find clues linking the murder, as well as the kidnapping of four cardinals, to the Illuminati, a powerful ancient group long thought to be extinct. With the group intending to carry out a terrorist attack during a papal conclave, Robert and Vittoria must discover the truth before more innocent lives are lost. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Ayelet Zurer in Angels & Demons
Jakob is a Jewish boy (played as a child by Robbie Kay and a young man by Stephen Dillane) living in Poland during World War II. When his family is murdered by the Nazis, Athos (Rade Serbedzija), a Greek archeologist who is working in the area, takes him in. Athos brings Jakob back to Greece and raises him as his son. But in spite of his good luck, Jakob grows up with a feeling of deep sadness, and longs especially for his sister who disappeared during the war. Athos and Jakob move to Canada, Jakob's obsession with the Holocaust complicates his relationship with his wife (Rosamund Pike). Directed by Jeremy Podeswa. With Ayelet Zurer. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Ayelet Zurer in Fugitive Pieces
After a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September kidnaps and murders eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, a secret squad of Israeli assassins is assigned to track down and kill those responsible one by one. Putting their own lives in danger to complete a mission of ulitmate revenge takes an emotional toll on the team and its leader, Avner (Eric Bana), who leaves his pregnant wife (Ayelet Zurer) to hunt down the killers. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz and Hanns Zischler. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Ayelet Zurer in Munich