The Gunman (2015)
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines
of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.
Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad
himself.
Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Jean-Patrick Manchette, Don MacPherson ,
Stars : Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca |
The Gunman Storyline
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, working for an unknown
client, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's (Sean
Penn's) successful kill shot forces him to go into hiding to protect
himself and the members of the team from retribution. This includes
abruptly abandoning his girlfriend who has no idea what is going on. The
assassination, paid for by a foreign mining company, triggers wide
spread chaos and death in an already inflamed Congo. Terrier returns to
the Congo years later working for an NGO, but eventually finds himself
to be the target of a paid hit squad somehow connected to the ministers
assassination. This leads to immediate deaths and the endangerment of
the people working around him, and forces him back into hiding. In
trying to discover who has put a price on his head, he begins to
reconnect to the members of his old assassination team, including his
old girlfriend. Always aware there is no path to redemption for his
crimes, he is also periodically ...
The Gunman Reviews
really liked this film
Good plot - took you to
Congo, Spain and London. Something to think about what may or does go
in Africa with the corruption of their natural resources.
Well thought out, no silly stupid explosions, villains held their guns right and for a change there were no Chuck Norris's or Bruce Lee's in the fighting.
And that is the biggest gripe of mine when it comes to action film - most films are too far fetched. Need more films like this and such as the 'Heat ' Leon'. Why cant they make real films anymore? The only bit that spoil it for me was an illness - didn't need it in the script
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Well thought out, no silly stupid explosions, villains held their guns right and for a change there were no Chuck Norris's or Bruce Lee's in the fighting.
And that is the biggest gripe of mine when it comes to action film - most films are too far fetched. Need more films like this and such as the 'Heat ' Leon'. Why cant they make real films anymore? The only bit that spoil it for me was an illness - didn't need it in the script
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