Assassins aren’t born. They’re made.|Sep. 14, 2017|United States|112 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Thriller
Description: Mitch Rapp and his fiancée, Katrina Harper, are enjoying a vacation in Ibiza, Spain. Shortly after Katrina accepts Mitch’s marriage proposal, a jihadist cell attacks the beach, opening fire on civilians. Amid the chaos, Mitch desperately searches for Katrina, but she is tragically killed by the terrorists.
Eighteen months later, consumed by grief and a thirst for revenge, Mitch trains himself in martial arts and marksmanship. He frequents an online forum where the terrorist responsible for his fiancée’s death quizzes him about Islam and jihad. After securing a face-to-face meeting with the terrorist in Libya, Mitch prepares to exact his revenge. However, before he can act, U.S. Special Forces ambush the cell. Enraged, Mitch stabs the already dead terrorist repeatedly before being pulled away by the forces.
Mitch is taken to a CIA facility, where he undergoes a 30-day debriefing. CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy offers him a position in a black ops unit called Orion, led by former Navy SEAL Stan Hurley. Hurley trains Mitch and other recruits in unconventional warfare techniques.
Meanwhile, intelligence reports reveal that weapons-grade nuclear material has gone missing from a decommissioned Russian facility. The material appears to be headed to Iranian hardliners opposed to the nuclear deal with the U.S. While verifying the sale in Poland, the plutonium is intercepted by a mysterious third party, who eliminates the sellers and disappears.
In Virginia, Hurley watches news coverage of the incident and identifies the perpetrator as “Ghost,” a former Navy SEAL and Orion operative presumed dead. Hurley and his team are sent to Turkey to intercept the buyer Ghost is working for, setting the stage for a high-stakes mission.
Cast director: Michael Cuesta
Cast actor: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar, Sanaa Lathan, Scott Adkins, David Suchet, Navid Negahban, Joseph Long, Mohammad Bakri
Original name: American Assassin