Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
If The Gunman hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Both films sit with guilt and paranoia. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions, life under oppression, and class and money. The feel is the same: bleak, tense, escalating, and relentless.
Both films sit with guilt, redemption, and paranoia. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Same energy: tense, bleak, relentless, and escalating.
They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, brutal, tense, relentless, and escalating.
