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A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.


“His past was taken. His vengeance is fueled.”
The Stranger is a man with no name, no memory and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back. Pursuit cannot stop him. Torture will not break him. And with every beating, bullet and betrayal, he’ll remember another piece of the horror that took away his career, his family and his identity.

Steve Austin
The Stranger

Erica Cerra
Grace Bishop
Calista Bashuk
Stranger's Daughter

Karly Warkentin
Stranger's Wife

Dalila Bela
Grandaughter Katya

Adam Beach
Mason Reese

Samantha Page
Little Girl

John Tench
Bartender

Viv Leacock
Agent Fleming

Andrew Kavadas
Russian Thug #1
The Stranger is a action, thriller, mystery, crime film released in 2010. Directed by Rob Lieberman, it stars Steve Austin, Erica Cerra, Calista Bashuk. The Stranger is a man with no name, no memory and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back. Pursuit cannot stop him. Torture will not break him. And with every beating, bullet and betrayal, he’ll remember another piece of the horror that took away his career, his family and his identity.
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