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- 2014
- Jalmari Helander
- 86 mins
- 12A
Summary
Action adventure starring Samuel L Jackson and Onni Tommila. On reaching his 13th birthday, a young hunter ventures into the Finnish wilderness to embark on a rite of passage that will mark his maturity. On his travels he discovers the wreckage of a plane that turns out to be Air Force One - and inside one of the escape pods, the American president himself.
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
Alan Jones
If you like your adventure yarns with jokey snatches of edgy terrorist violence Jalmari Helander's follow-up to the dark, cult Christmas thriller Rare Exports is a pleasing enough escapist diversion. During a traditional rite-of-passage solo hunt in the scenic Finnish mountains, young Onni Tommila (the kid from Exports) saves the US President (Samuel L Jackson) from assassination after Air Force One is shot down in a coup attempt. The cliffhanger action beats are outlandish verging on the cartoon - ruthless Secret Service man Ray Stevenson parachuting through a missile onslaught, an ejector seat flight over a nuclear explosion - but the direction is lively, and things move at a brisk clip. Jim Broadbent is eyebrow-raising as a shady intelligence expert and reflective Tommila and brash Jackson form a nice double act, each underdogs in their own community, each learning bravery from the other.
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rolenameThe PresidentSamuel L JacksonOskariOnni TommilaMorrisRay StevensonVice PresidentVictor GarberHazarMehmet KurtulusGeneral UnderwoodTed LevineCIA DirectorFelicity HuffmanHerbertJim BroadbentTapioJorma TommilaHamaraRisto SalmiOtisJaymes ButlerCinematographerMika Orasmaa
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rolenameDirectorJalmari Helander
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Theatrical distributor
Entertainment One
Released on
2015-05-08
Languages
English | Arabic | Finnish
Guidance
Violence, swearing.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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