Kite

20142014
RR
1h 30min

India Eisley in Kite (2014)

Sawa is a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When her 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 fatherÂ’s ex-partner, Karl Aker, and a mysterious friend from her past, 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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Action Crime Thriller

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

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Awards
- 4 nominations

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India Eisley in Kite (2014)

Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisley in Kite (2014)

Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisley in Kite (2014)

India Eisley in Kite (2014)

Samuel L. Jackson, India Eisley, and Callan McAuliffe in Kite (2014)

Samuel L. Jackson, India Eisley, and Callan McAuliffe in Kite (2014)

Kite (2014)

India Eisley in Kite (2014)

India Eisley in Kite (2014)

Kite (2014)

Kite (2014)

Kite (2014)

Director
- Ralph Ziman
Writers
- Yasuomi Umetsu(based on the film by)
- Brian Cox(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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5.5

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. —Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Taglines
- NEVER underestimate A GIRL with nothing to lose.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, grisly images, drug and sexual content
Parents guide

Trivia
David R. Ellis was initially the film's director, however, part way through filming, Ellis was found dead in the bathroom of his Johannesburg, South Africa hotel room. As a result, Ralph Ziman took over as director.

Goofs
Near the beginning of the movie, there is a man tied in a chair. He has a pencil in his nose. After Sawa has killed the mob boss, the tied man still has the pencil in his nose. A few seconds later as Sawa jumps on him, the pencil has magically disappeared.

Quotes
Detective Prinsloo: You make friends fast, Aker.
Karl Aker: They're easier to make than get rid of.

Connections
Featured in Kite: The Making of Kite (2014)

Soundtracks
Like An Animal (In A Cage)
Written by Nicolas Cox
Performed by Nicolas Cox, Analisa Corral and Jeff Wilson

Top review

5/10

IMDb ratings are right on this movie

Modeled loosely on the 1998, anime movie... I Wasn't very keen on the original, went on to find this movie to be pretty uninteresting, as a big anime fan I watched this assuming the ratings would be incorrect. However, this movie didn't really grip me..

There seemed to be far too many characters of different nationalities for a country which is post apocalyptic.

I didn't really feel anything for the characters, and the story seemed to jump from one section to the next with noting much substantial in between.

The best thing about this movie is that it has very little or no CGI oh, and that it stars Samuel L Jackson.

Each is different though, watch it for yourself, I'm sure if you are just into action movies you may find it appealing...

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Sep 30, 2014

Release date
- August 28, 2014 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Mexico
Official sites
- Official site (Japan)
- Official Website
Language
- English
Also known as
- Grabljivica
Filming locations
- South Africa
Production companies
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Gross worldwide
- $507,180

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Runtime
- 1h 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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