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The Protégé (2021)

The Protégé poster
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Genre
action thriller, girls with guns
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 1,164 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Anna was rescued as a child by a famous assassin named Moody. She becomes a highly skilled contract killer herself. When Moody is murdered, she sets out to get revenge for the man who trained her.

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What happens

The Protégé is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by Richard Wenk, and starring Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, David Rintoul, Ori Pfeffer, Ray Fearon, Caroline Loncq, and Robert Patrick. The film is about Anna, who was rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, and is now the world's most skilled contract killer. When Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows. The film was released on August 20, 2021, by Lionsgate. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $8 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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