Colombiana

"Revenge is beautiful."

2011 1h 48m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 2,969

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After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

“Revenge is beautiful.”

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Cast

Zoe Saldaña
Cataleya Restrepo
Cliff Curtis
Emilio
Callum Blue
Richard
Michael Vartan
Danny Delanay
Lennie James
Special Agent Ross
Amandla Stenberg
Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)
Graham McTavish
Head Marshall Warren
Jesse Borrego
Fabio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Jonathan Delerue, Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CAST

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Megaton, shot by Romain Lacourbas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Zoe Saldaña and Cliff Curtis and Callum Blue carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Revenge is beautiful.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Megaton directs. Romain Lacourbas behind the camera. Craig Walker scores. Camille Delamarre cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3301+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Olivier Megaton, shot by Romain Lacourbas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Craig Walker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Camille Delamarre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Zoe Saldaña and Cliff Curtis and Callum Blue carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Revenge is beautiful.".
9IMDB entry: tt1657507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Romain Lacourbas
Original score: Craig Walker
Editing: Camille Delamarre
Production design: Patrick Durand
Costume design: Olivier Bériot
Makeup / hair: Amy Wood
VFX supervisor: Rodolphe Chabrier
Sound: Frédéric Dubois
Stunt coordinator: Laurent Demianoff
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $71,508,440
Return: 179% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Colombiana (2011)

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jw2019-01-08
★ 7/10
Solid revenge/assassination thriller, story has some very emotional moments, well acted even, which still somehow fail to engage the audience. The action sequences are mostly very good contemporary quality, except for too many blur cuts in a certain "boss fight". Pity this falls flat in some parts; main character(s) would've enough substance for a few sequels if developed further. No regrets having watched it, I was entertained, but wouldn't re-watch.
rozmiarek2021-09-04
★ 10/10
QUALITY ACTING FROM ZOE SALADANA. THE SCRIPT IS A WEAK , STORY GREAT GREAT FEMALE REVENGE FILM. KIND OF REMINDS ME OF "THE PROFESSIONAL".