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Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow

Seduce. Deceive. Repeat.

20186.52h 20m

Overview

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

Directed by Francis Lawrence
Written by Jason Matthews, Justin Haythe
Produced by Steven Zaillian, David Ready, Peter Chernin
Box OfficeBudget: $69.0MRevenue: $151.6M

Top Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

Dominika Egorova

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Nathaniel "Natan" Nash

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Vanya Egorov

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Matron

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Vladimir Korchnoi

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Alexei Zyuganov

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Nina Egorova

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Stephanie Boucher

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Marty Gable

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

Maxim Volontov

Themes & Keywords

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About Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow is a thriller, mystery film released in 2018 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), sexual abuse, budapest, hungary, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, spy. Directed by Francis Lawrence, it stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts. Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

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