Hitman (2007)
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A professional hitman engineered by a clandestine organization finds himself caught in a web of political conspiracy and betrayal.
The story
Agent 47 is a professional hitman trained by a clandestine group known as the Organization. While completing a hit on a Nigerien warlord, he is instructed to assassinate the Russian president publicly. However, after the hit, he is informed that the mission was a failure and that the target survived. When he discovers he is being set up by his own employers, 47 must navigate a dangerous landscape of political intrigue, pursued by both Interpol and the FSB, while attempting to uncover the truth behind the conspiracy.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Agent 47, a hitman trained by the Organization, is tasked with assassinating Russian President Mikhail Belicoff. After the hit, he learns the mission failed and is ordered to kill a witness, Nika Boronina. Realizing he is being framed, 47 discovers that Belicoff's double ordered the hit to seize power. 47 and Nika flee Russia, pursued by Organization agents and Interpol agent Mike Whittier. 47 strikes a deal with CIA officer Carlton Smith to kill Udre Belicoff, a wealthy arms dealer. In Istanbul, 47 abducts a gunrunner to pose as him, kills him, and then creates a distraction at Udre's funeral to eliminate the body double. After escaping the airport with Smith's help, 47 returns to Whittier, threatening him into silence. The film ends with 47 watching Nika from a distance as she receives the deed to a vineyard.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 92
- Production countries
- France; United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English; Russian
- Directors
- Xavier Gens
- Writers
- Skip Woods · writer
- Cast and characters
- Timothy Olyphant · Agent 47; Dougray Scott · Mike Whittier; Olga Kurylenko · Nika Boronina; Robert Knepper · Yuri Marklov; Ulrich Thomsen · Mikhail Belicoff and his body double; Henry Ian Cusick · Udre Belicoff; Michael Offei · Jenkins; James Faulkner · Carlton Smith
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- conspiracy; betrayal; identity
- Tone and mood
- violent; serious
- Setting
- Russia, Istanbul, and other international locations in the present day.
- Premise and plot tags
- action; thriller; based on video game; assassination
- Source material / true-story basis
- video game series by IO Interactive
- Franchise connections
- Hitman
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, who criticized its convoluted plot but praised Olyphant's performance. Despite this, the film was a box office success.
- Production trivia
- A sequel was canceled during the film's production due to its mostly negative reception.; The film was one of the very first R-rated films released on Disney+ in the United States on April 2022.; The film was included in Slavoj Žižek's personal list of 10 greatest films in a 2012 poll.
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