Colombiana (2011)

A young woman, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.

Director:

Olivier Megaton

Writers:

Luc Besson (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)

Stars:

Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zoe Saldana	...	Cataleya
Jordi Mollà	...	Marco
Lennie James	...	Ross
Amandla Stenberg	...	Cat - 10
Michael Vartan	...	Danny Delanay
Cliff Curtis	...	Emilio Restrepo
Beto Benites	...	Don Luis
Jesse Borrego	...	Fabio
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	...	Alicia
Ángel Garnica	...	Pepe (as Angel Garnica)
Ofelia Medina	...	Mama
Callum Blue	...	Richard
Sam Douglas	...	William Woodgard
Graham McTavish	...	Head Marshall Warren
Charles Maquignon	...	Sergeant Bill Attwood

Storyline

A young woman grows up to be a stone-cold assassin after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota. 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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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | female in a shower | sex scene | braless | assassin | 

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Taglines:

Vengeance is beautiful.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, intense sequences of action, sexuality and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [France]

Country:

France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Venganza despiadada

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€1,526,291 (France), 31 July 2011, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,408,176, 28 August 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,665,854

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,295,262

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 112 min (Unrated Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The memory card being used at the beginning of the movie, which the young Colombiana swallows then vomits up, is a SmartMedia card, manufactured by Toshiba in 1995. When the agent is wiping it off, you can see the silver circle under his thumb. This was the write protect sticker. He then puts it in a floppy adapter which made it readable by any PC with a 3.5" floppy drive.

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Goofs

Bogota is shown as a tropical city in the middle of the jungle. Bogota is in fact located at the top of a mountain and it tends to be cool and rainy. It is also a big modern city with skyscrapers.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Don Luis Sandoval: I can't believe this.
Fabio Restrepo: Why not?
Don Luis Sandoval: Because I love you, Fabio, like a son.
Fabio Restrepo: I love you, Don Luis, like a father.
Don Luis Sandoval: I'm going to miss you.
Fabio Restrepo: And I'm going to miss you.
Don Luis Sandoval: Okay. Enough of this sentimental bullshit. One last drink? Next we'll be crying like two old women. Come on! To the future.

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Connections

Spoofed in The Colombian XXX (2015)

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Soundtracks

Glory Box
Written by Geoff Barrow (as Geoffrey Barrow), Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley
Performed by John Martyn
(c) Chrysalis Music Ltd
(p) 1998 Independiente Ltd
With Courtesy of Independiente Limited
Courtesy of Chrysalis Music France SAS

User Reviews

Hot Chick with guns

If you have seen the trailer then you pretty much know what's coming. I personally thought it was a pretty good flick and the action throughout the movie definitely keeps your interest.

My only thought was that they should have gone ahead and pushed it to an "R" rated movie. With all the action and shooting, I believe there was almost little to no blood. I know the issue with too much violence and maybe they were trying to get a younger audience the ability to see this movie but it was lacking the "pop" factor by whitewashing too many scenes. Zoe Saldana did a superb job in this movie and I only wish that some of the supporting cast could have been on the same level that she is on.

IMHO