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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Taglines:

It's Just Business

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, drug use and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming took place in Yorkshire and Hungary.

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Goofs

13 min. into the movie, you see the number plate of the BMW. In Switzerland there's no state with the abbreviation. "RC".

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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

Ou Sont Les Oiseaux
Written & Performed by Rob Hughes

User Reviews

Sam Worthington

It is his film. Scene by scene. Cliche by cliche. An action film like many others, mixing the vulnerable girl, hunted by bad guy for a sin of her father, a lonely sentimental killer protecting her, fights, violence, drugs. The worse part is the dialogue. The best - the effort to be more than a simplistic action-thriller, with not so bad end. A film about honor and fatherhood who escapes to the temptation to be a simple sketch but proposing few scenes of old fashion . With a decent result.

Details

Country:

Germany Spain USA

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

9 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hunter's Prayer

Filming Locations:

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$236,820

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Media, Elipsis Capital, FilmEngine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1