Anna

"Never make the weapon the target"

2019 1h 59m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3,122

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Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

“Never make the weapon the target”

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Cast

Sasha Luss
Anna
Helen Mirren
Olga
Luke Evans
Alex Tchenkov
Cillian Murphy
Lenny Miller
Lera Abova
Maude
Alexander Petrov
Piotr
Nikita Pavlenko
Vlad
Anna Krippa
Nika

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luc Besson
Writers: Luc Besson
Languages: English, Italian, Dutch, Russian
Countries: France, Guadaloupe, Russia, Serbia, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Dutch, Russian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: France, Guadaloupe, Russia, Serbia, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CAST

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286+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Éric Serra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julien Rey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luc Besson directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Éric Serra scores. Julien Rey cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Guadaloupe, Russia, Serbia, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian, Dutch, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 93% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Italian, Dutch, Russian.
4International production across 5 countries: France, Guadaloupe, Russia, Serbia, United States of America.
5286+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Éric Serra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Julien Rey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Sasha Luss and Helen Mirren and Luke Evans carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Never make the weapon the target".
11IMDB entry: tt7456310 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 10 themes, including "central intelligence agency (cia)", "paris, france", "cold war", "kgb".

The technical file

Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Original score: Éric Serra
Editing: Julien Rey
Production design: Hugues Tissandier
Costume design: Olivier Bériot
Makeup / hair: Frédérique Ney
VFX supervisor: François Dumoulin
Sound: Matthieu Dallaporta
Stunt coordinator: Stéphane Orsolani
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $34,000,000
Box office: $31,626,978
Return: 93% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Anna (2019)

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JPV8522019-09-18
★ 7/10
Decent enough 1980s-era espionage action-thriller that pretty much combines Atomic Blonde, Red Sparrow and Besson's La Femme Nikita. Sasha Luss in the lead was quite good and the fight scenes were well choreographed. The story isn't special but twists were good and it did keep me entertained thanks to a nice supporting cast, especially Helen Mirren. 3.5/5
Gimly2019-12-28
★ 3/10
If Red Sparrow was the crap version of Atomic Blonde, when the Hell does that make the crap version of Red Sparrow? ...Fuckin' Anna I guess. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.
sporkproductions2021-08-13
★ 7/10
I'm a sucker for Luc Besson's films. Even when they're bad they're better than most of the action schlock churned out both by Hollywood and cash-grab direct-to-video indies. There is a lot I could rip to shreds from the implausibility of pretty much everything that happens to the less-than-stellar acting at times... but that's not why one watches a Luc Besson film. It's a wild and fun ride that doesn't let up and has some truly inspired action set pieces, some campy humor, and hyper-stylized imagery that makes this a joy to watch.