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Released 5 years ago.
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Redemption Day
"Taking his wife was their last mistake."
2021 1h 40m EN
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5.9TMDB ยท 276
ActionThrillerWar
Synopsis
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When his wife Kate is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces.
โTaking his wife was their last mistake.โ
Cast
Gary Dourdan
Brad Paxton
Serinda Swan
Kate Paxton
Andy Garcia
Ambassador Williams
Brice Bexter
Younes Laalej
Ernie Hudson
Ed Paxton
Martin Donovan
Tom Fitzgerald
Samy Naceri
Jaafar El Hadi
Soumaya Akaaboune
Chief Nadia Sekkat
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Hicham Hajji
- Writers
- Sam Chouia, Lemore Syvan, Hicham Hajji
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- Morocco, United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Morocco, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Hicham Hajji, shot by Philip Lozano. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sacha Chaban. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Karim Ouaret shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gary Dourdan and Serinda Swan and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Taking his wife was their last mistake.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Hicham Hajji directs. Philip Lozano behind the camera. Sacha Chaban scores. Karim Ouaret cuts. Produced in Morocco, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Morocco, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Hicham Hajji, shot by Philip Lozano. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Sacha Chaban. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Karim Ouaret shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Gary Dourdan and Serinda Swan and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Taking his wife was their last mistake.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt4439620 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 15 themes, including "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "war veteran", "kidnapping", "morocco".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Philip Lozano
- Original score
- Sacha Chaban
- Editing
- Karim Ouaret
- Production design
- Rabiaa N'Gadi
- Costume design
- Natalie van der Meulen
- Makeup / hair
- Bouchra Sakhi
- VFX supervisor
- Thomas D. Moser
- Stunt coordinator
- Younes Benzakour
- Runtime
- 100 min ยท 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Hicham Hajji
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Production companies
Who made it
- H
H Films
- BU
Buffalo 8 Productions
US
- RE
Redemption Films
Voltage Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerHicham Hajji
- ProducerDavid Zilberberg
- CastingNancy Foy
- Art DirectionRabiaa N'Gadi
- Costume DesignNatalie van der Meulen
- Key Makeup ArtistBouchra Sakhi
- Makeup ArtistAmina El Halhouli
- First Assistant DirectorBandar Atifi
- First Assistant DirectorJalil Lahlou
- Script SupervisorDaniela Brandano
- Costume SupervisorMohamed Bougati
- GafferPatrick Bramucci
- Stunt CoordinatorYounes Benzakour
- Special Effects CoordinatorHassan Tib
- Makeup & Hair AssistantMohamed Ait Belkas
- Makeup & Hair AssistantAsmae El Meziane
- Assistant Art DirectorAbdelilah Afir
- Assistant Property MasterFathallah El Ghouat
- VFX ArtistLuka Stemberger
- VFX ArtistKhamma Zakaria
- Visual Effects SupervisorThomas D. Moser
- ColoristMark Todd Osborne
- Digital IntermediateTims Johnson
- Digital Intermediate AssistantJeff McEachin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- war veteran
- kidnapping
- morocco
- rescue mission
- terrorism
- war hero
- ex-marine
- u.s. marine
- hostage negotiator
- veteran
- military veteran
- held hostage
- terrorist group
- female archeologist
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Theatrical2021-01-08R
- Digital2021-01-12
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International titles
- ใชใใณใใทใงใณใปใใคใๅใใฎๆฅJP
