The Protégé

Aug 19, 2021

1h 49m

★ 6.6

Made for vengeance.

Overview

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

Millennium Media

Arthur Sarkissian Productions

Campbell Grobman Films

Fourteen Films

I Road Productions

Ingenious Media

Seven Stars Entertainment

Signature Pictures

Frame Film

Nu Boyana Film Studios

Lionsgate

The Protégé Trailers

Cast

Anna

Maggie Q

Moody

Samuel L. Jackson

Michael Rembrandt

Michael Keaton

Edward Hayes

David Rintoul

Vohl

Patrick Malahide

Duquet

Ray Fearon

Joe Athens

Ori Pfeffer

Billy Boy

Robert Patrick

Ram

Florin Piersic Jr.

Petru

Tudor Chirilă

Don Preda

Velizar Binev

Vali

George Piștereanu

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