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Asher (2018)
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Asher (2018)

Genre
Drama, Crime, Action
Release Date
December 7, 2018
Studio
Momentum Pictures
Genre
Drama, Crime, Action
Release Date
December 7, 2018
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
117 minute(s)
Production Budget
2.5
Studio
Momentum Pictures
Official Site
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Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Producer
Josh Crook, Adam Folk, Ron Perlman, Brian Wilkins
Screenwriter
Jay Zaretsky
Starring
  • Ron Perlman as Asher
  • Famke Janssen as Sophie
  • Richard Dreyfuss as Avi
  • Peter Facinelli as Uzi
  • Nadine Velazquez as Marina
  • Richard Schiff
  • Guy Burnet
  • Jacqueline Bisset

In the shadowy underworld of Brooklyn, Ron Perlman stars as Asher, a world-weary and aging Mossad operative-turned-hitman whose cold efficiency is beginning to crack under the weight of a lifetime of violence. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, this gritty crime drama explores what happens when a man bred for killing yearns for a sliver of normalcy. Asher’s carefully constructed, solitary existence is upended by a chance encounter with a woman, played by Famke Janssen, that sparks a dangerous desire for redemption and a way out. His plans to leave the bloody business behind are violently complicated by the very network that created him, including a formidable handler portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss, forcing Asher to navigate a lethal maze of old loyalties and new enemies. This tense, character-driven thriller delves into the high-stakes conflict between a hardened professional’s instincts and the fragile hope for a second chance, set against a rain-slicked urban landscape of betrayal and hard choices.