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Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
Written byJay Zaretsky
Produced by
  • Ron Perlman
  • Josh Crook
  • Kirk Michael Fellows
  • Adam Folk
  • Joseph Mensch
  • Brian Wilkins
Starring
  • Ron Perlman
  • Famke Janssen
  • Jacqueline Bisset
Cinematography Denis Crossan
Edited by
  • István Király
  • Tomi Szabo
Music by Simon Boswell
Distributed by Momentum Pictures

Release dates

  • October4,2018(Sitges Film Festival)
  • December7,2018

Running time

94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Asher (titled Hitman: Redemption in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky. [1]

Contents

  • Premise
  • Cast
  • Production
  • Reception
  • Box office
  • Critical response
  • References
  • External links

Premise

Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

Cast

  • Ron Perlman as Asher
  • Famke Janssen as Sophie
  • Peter Facinelli as Uziel
  • Marta Milans as Marina
  • Richard Dreyfuss as Avi
  • Jacqueline Bisset as Dora
  • Ned Eisenberg as Abram
  • Guy Burnet as Lyor
  • William Perry as Black Fella
  • Blake Perlman as Hannah
  • Joseph Siprut as Craig
  • Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Latin Man
  • Charles DelGatto as Bodega Clerk

Production

Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, area in August 2017. [2] [3]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $2,846 with home DVD sales plus $1,290 home Blu-Ray sales for a total of $4,145 domestic video sales. [4]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10. [5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]

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References

  1. Busch, Anita (27 April 2017). "Famke Janssen Joins Cast Of Michael Caton-Jones' Movie 'Asher'". deadline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. "New Ron Perlman movie 'Asher' filming scenes in Syracuse; see the cast". syracuse.com. August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. Benny, Michael (14 August 2017). "Movie scenes being filmed in Syracuse neighborhood". cnycentral.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. "Asher (2018)". The Numbers, Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Asher". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. "Asher Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

Works directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Films
  • Scandal (1989)
  • Memphis Belle (1990)
  • Doc Hollywood (1991)
  • This Boy's Life (1993)
  • Rob Roy (1995)
  • The Jackal (1997)
  • City by the Sea (2002)
  • Shooting Dogs (2005)
  • Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
  • Urban Hymn (2015)
  • Asher (2018)
  • Our Ladies (2019)
Miniseries
  • Brond (1987)
  • World Without End (2012)
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