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Colombiana

Colombiana

Revenge is beautiful.

20116.61h 48m

Overview

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Directed by Olivier Megaton
Written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by Luc Besson, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Gareth Upton
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $71.5M

Top Cast

Zoe Saldaña

Zoe Saldaña

Cataleya Restrepo

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Emilio

Callum Blue

Callum Blue

Richard

Michael Vartan

Michael Vartan

Danny Delanay

Lennie James

Lennie James

Special Agent Ross

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)

Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

Head Marshall Warren

Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego

Fabio

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Alicia

Ofelia Medina

Ofelia Medina

Mama

Themes & Keywords

street gangunclefemale assassinwitness to murder

About Colombiana

Colombiana is a action, thriller, crime, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of street gang, uncle, female assassin, witness to murder. Directed by Olivier Megaton, it stars Zoe Saldaña, Cliff Curtis, Callum Blue. After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

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