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The Protégé

The Protégé

Made for vengeance.

20216.61h 49m

Overview

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by Richard Wenk
Produced by Yariv Lerner, Christopher Milburn, Robert Van Norden
Box Office0Revenue: $8.6M

Top Cast

Maggie Q

Maggie Q

Anna

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Moody

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Michael Rembrandt

David Rintoul

David Rintoul

Edward Hayes

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Vohl

Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon

Duquet

Ori Pfeffer

Ori Pfeffer

Joe Athens

Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Billy Boy

Florin Piersic Jr.

Florin Piersic Jr.

Ram

Tudor Chirilă

Tudor Chirilă

Petru

Themes & Keywords

assassinationfemale assassinbucharest, romaniamentor protégé relationshiptraumatic childhoodflingmaster disciple relationshipda nang, vietnamwater torture

About The Protégé

The Protégé is a action, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of assassination, female assassin, bucharest, romania, mentor protégé relationship, traumatic childhood, fling. Directed by Martin Campbell, it stars Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton. Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

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