The Hunter's Prayer (2017)

An assassin helps a young woman avenge the death of her family.

Director:

Jonathan Mostow

Writers:

John Brancato (screenplay by), Michael Ferris (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Odeya Rush, Allen Leech

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Compston	...	Metzger
Tina Maskell	...	Rosa
Eben Young	...	Martin Hatto
Stephanie Dooley	...	Pamela Hatto
Odeya Rush	...	Ella
Lucy Jackson	...	Euro Girl
Claudia Trujillo	...	French Girl
Kate Dobson	...	Senior Resident
Sam Worthington	...	Lucas
Eudald Font	...	Sergio (as Eduald Font)
Mateo Rufino	...	Bouncer
Amy Landecker	...	Banks
Colin Parry	...	Head Guard
Dylan Miles-Davis	...	William
Allen Leech	...	Richard Addison

Storyline

This high octane thriller focuses on Lucas, (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella, (Odeya Rush). When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.

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Plot Keywords:

contract killer | female assassin | police officer shot | police officer shot in the chest | dog attack | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug use and language

Details

Country:

USA Spain Germany

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

9 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A vadász imája

Filming Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Media, Elipsis Capital, FilmEngine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Odeya Rush was cast after Hailee Seinfeld scheduling conflicts couldn't be resolved.

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Goofs

10m50 into the movie you see the number plate of the jeep. It's supposed to be from Switzerland but there doesn't exist a state with the abbreviation "GN" neither are there letters below, numbers only.

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Quotes

Ella: [in the trunk, voice trembling] Hello? Are you there? Why aren't we moving? What's happening?
Lucas: [straining as he's getting ready to shoot heroine in the driver's seat] Just... Talk to me.
Ella: I don't know what to say.
Lucas: Tell me about your father.
Ella: My dad...
[scoffs]
Ella: I hate my dad. All reason I'm in this stupid trunk is 'cause of him! It's all his fault... Such an asshole. Then my mom dies and he marries a total bitch. God I hate them... They don't even want me around.
Lucas: Sometimes dads make mistakes.
[...]

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Connections

References John Wick (2014)

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Soundtracks

How Did You Do
Written & Performed by Federico Jusid and Anele Onyekwere
Courtesy of Metronone MP

User Reviews

Nothing Terribly New Here

We've seen similar themes many times over in movies through the years. Here Sam Worthington portrays Lucas, a hired assassin and drug addict who can't bring himself to kill his next assignment, who's the 16-year-old Ella, played by Odeya Rush. Of course, this makes the man who hired Lucas (Allen Leech) very unhappy and so Lucas and Ella must try and escape through Europe from those killers who want to eliminate them.

There's plenty of wooden dialogue and formulaic plot elements here. However on the positive side I was interested enough in the film to want to see how it would all turn out, and it does present its viewers with quite the poignant ending.

Overall, nothing really new here for this genre, but the pacing kept me engaged throughout.