A Compassionate Spy tells the story of Theodore Hall, a young physicist recruited to work on the Manhattan Project during World War II. As he learns the true nature of the weapon being developed, Hall becomes increasingly concerned about the risk of a nuclear holocaust and decides to pass crucial information to the Soviet Union. Through interviews, archival footage, and reenactments, the documentary explores Hall's motivations, the tensions of the Cold War, and the personal and political consequences of his actions. A gripping and thought-provoking account of a critical moment in modern history.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Compassionate Spy include On Putin's Blacklist, High & Low – John Galliano, David Foster: Off the Record, Secrets of the Neanderthals, Citizen K, Inside HMP Frankland: Evil Behind Bars.