Redemption
Overview
Writer/director Steven Knight's REDEMPTION stars Jason Statham as a British Special Forces veteran named Smith who has fallen on very hard times. He's an alcoholic homeless man huddling inside a box on a dingy London alley with a fellow homeless woman when a couple of criminals start harassing the junkies and the destitute. He reverts to his training, subdues the baddies, and makes a run for it, ending up in the home of a wealthy creative type who happens to be in New York for the next eight months. Smith movies in, cleans himself up, and gets a job as a toughman for a local Asian gangster. Haunted by horrific acts he committed while serving in Afghanistan, he spends much of the money he makes now to help fund a local soup kitchen run by Sister Cristina (Agata Buzek). When the woman he was with at the beginning of the movie turns up dead, Smith decides to hunt down the man responsible. Meanwhile, Cristina questions her own faith, confronts her haunted past, and makes Smith contemplate his own violent nature. Redemption is the feature directorial debut for Knight, who had previously scripted EASTERN PROMISES and DIRTY PRETTY THINGS.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Steven Knight - Director
Steve Knight - Director
Agata Buzek
Jason Statham
David Bradley
Benedict Wong
Siobhan Hewlett
Lee Asquith-Coe
Vicky McClure
Ian Pirie
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Digital Copy, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 100
- UPC: 031398169734
- Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: September 2013
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[With] overall high production values, boosted by Menges’ visual instincts, John Casali’s pro sound mix and composer Dario Marianelli’s stirring score..." - 06/20/2013 Variety
"[Knight] displays a sure grasp of the underworld milieu as well as a knack for exploring moral ambiguity." - 06/25/2013 Hollywood Reporter
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