Kite (2014)

After her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murderer down with the help of his ex-partner.

Director:

Ralph Ziman

Writers:

Yasuomi Umetsu (based on the film by), Brian Cox (screenplay by)

Stars:

India Eisley, Jaco Muller, Annabel Linder

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
India Eisley	...	Sawa
Jaco Muller	...	Mikhal Kratsov
Annabel Linder	...	Elderly Woman
Christina Storm	...	Sawa's Mother
Callan McAuliffe	...	Oburi
Jane Van Der Westhuizen	...	Urchin Girl
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Lieutenant Karl Aker
Deon Lotz	...	Detective Prinsloo
Carl Beukes	...	Vic Thornhill
Kenneth Nta	...	Thornhill Bodyguards
Craig Macrae	...	Thornhill Bodyguards
Jody Abrahams	...	Henrik Pillay Pillay / Jeppie
Danny Keogh	...	Clive Thornhill
Steinman Goosen	...	Young Oburi
Jolene Martin	...	Laila Pilay

Storyline

Never Underestimate a Girl with Nothing to Lose. Based on the groundbreaking, cult classic anime, KITE tells the story of Sawa (India Eisley,"The Secret Life of the American Teenager," Underworld: Awakening), a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers, Django Unchained), and a mysterious friend from her past (Callan McAuliffe, The Great Gatsby, I Am Number Four), she becomes a merciless teen assassin, blasting her way through the dark world of human trafficking only to uncover a devastating truth.

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | gang | bus | revenge | female vigilante | 

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Taglines:

Hay Que sear precast

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, grisly images, drug and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Oburi has blue hair in the animé, he has brown hair in the live-action version.

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Goofs

Position of Oburi's backpack on the ground when he's lighting the grenade, near the guys playing soccer.

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Quotes

Sawa: What took you?
Karl Aker: Every tweezered brains out of ceiling tile?
Sawa: Where's my amp? I need my head cleared. I'm flashing.
Karl Aker: Your amp.
Sawa: That's all you could find?
Karl Aker: Two's already too many, if you ask me. Look at you, shaking from withdrawal.
[Sawa is fumbling with the amp injector]
Karl Aker: [Karl sighs] Listen to me, before this shit kicks in and you forget everything again. It's a nice Bolognese you made of Kratsov. Congratulations. But you left a witness.
Sawa: He was hurting her.
Karl Aker: Well now they know it's a girl, with access to ...
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Connections

References Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Soundtracks

Gung-Ho
Written by David Roberts
Performed by David Roberts

User Reviews

Decent action movie

Reviews on this seem to range between worst ever and careful analysis of the movie compared to real live. Hello? It is an action movie, with futuristic elements to boot. Also, most reviewers have suspiciously only reviewed 1 or 2 movies and an IMDb account for several weeks or months. I call those reviews in doubt.

Is it a great movie. No. But neither are most movies by Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stalone and basically anything by Michael Bay. And still, most of you watch it. Quite frankly I rather watch this than yet another Die Hard franchise movie or something out of the Expandable series which is basically recycling for has-been actors.

So what DO we have here. Just a nice action movie, manga remake such as Aeon Flux or Ultra Violet, while the style is more reminiscent of Leon or Banlieu 13 (both by Luc Besson), but without the quality of either of the latter. Just a nice movie on a Saturday night or a rainy day with friends watching a cute naive girl kicking the crap out of some guys. Don't analyze the characters or the story, as you wouldn't with the majority of these kinds of movies, and you'll be OK.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Website

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kite

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$507,180

Company Credits

Production Co:

Videovision Entertainment, Distant Horizon, Detalle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1