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Primal

Primal

The ultimate hunter vs the ultimate predator

20195.61h 37m

Overview

A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.

Directed by Nick Powell
Written by Richard Leder
Produced by Daniel Grodnik, Bobby Ranghelov, Jeff Bowler
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $147K

Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Frank Walsh

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Dr. Ellen Taylor

Kevin Durand

Kevin Durand

Richard Loffler

J

Jeremy Jay Nazario

Rafael

LaMonica Garrett

LaMonica Garrett

John Ringer

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Paul Freed

I

Isaac Santiago

Vasquez

Braulio Castillo Jr.

Braulio Castillo Jr.

Morales

Tommy Walker

Tommy Walker

Forrest

Sewell Whitney

Sewell Whitney

Scuddy

Themes & Keywords

assassinaffectationamazon rainforestcynicalfreighteraggressivebig game hunterexotic animalsadmiringadoringamusedappreciativeapprovingassertivecommandingcomplicatedearnestsarcasticsympathetic

About Primal

Primal is a action, adventure, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of assassin, affectation, amazon rainforest, cynical, freighter, aggressive. Directed by Nick Powell, it stars Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand. A big-game hunter for zoos books passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar – along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret. Two days into the journey, the assassin escapes and releases the captive animals, throwing the ship into chaos.

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