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Tag: Jean-Patrick Manchette

Gunman, The (2015)

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Title: The Gunman
Rating: R
Director: Pierre Morel
Writer: Don MacPherson and Pete Travis
Based on the novel by: Jean-Patrick Manchette
Stars: Sean Penn, Idris Elba and Jasmine Trinca
Release Date: 3/20/2015
Running Time: 115 minutes

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A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.


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Note: One of the action sequences takes place in Barcelona, in a stadium during a bullfight. There’s a note in the credits that says Barcelona is anti-bullfighting and there have been no bullfights in the city since 2011.