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24 Hours to Live

24 Hours to Live

Contracted to kill. Fighting to survive.

20175.91h 34m

Overview

An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

Directed by Brian Smrz
Written by Jim McClain, Ron Mita, Zach Dean
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Mark Gao, Gregory Ouanhon
Box Office0Revenue: $5.8M

Top Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Travis Conrad

Xu Qing

Xu Qing

Lin Bisset

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

Jim Morrow

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Frank

Tyrone Keogh

Tyrone Keogh

Keith Zera

Nathalie Boltt

Nathalie Boltt

Dr. Helen

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Wetzler

J

Jeremy Yong

Christopher Bisset

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Amahle

C

Claire Berlein

UN Investigator

Themes & Keywords

assassinhallucinationredemptionsouth africareincarnationinterpolflashbackdeadlinechild kidnapping

About 24 Hours to Live

24 Hours to Live is a action, science fiction, thriller, mystery film released in 2017 exploring themes of assassin, hallucination, redemption, south africa, reincarnation, interpol. Directed by Brian Smrz, it stars Ethan Hawke, Xu Qing, Paul Anderson. An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

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