Hardcore Henry
| Hardcore Henry | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
Theatrical release poster
|
|
| Directed by | Ilya Naishuller |
| Produced by |
|
| Written by | Ilya Naishuller |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Dasha Charusha |
| Cinematography |
|
| Edited by | Steve Mirkovich |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | STX Entertainment |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
96 minutes |
| Country |
|
| Language |
|
| Budget | $2–3 million |
| Box office | $14.3 million |
Hardcore Henry (Russian: Хардкор; also known simply as Hardcore in some countries) is a 2015 science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Ilya Naishuller, and produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Naishuller, Inga Vainshtein Smith and Ekaterina Kononenko. Will Stewart provided additional writing for the film. The film was shot almost entirely from a first-person perspective.
It stars Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett and Tim Roth. The film was released theatrically in the United States by STX Entertainment on April 8, 2016, received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $14 million worldwide.
Waking up in a tank of water inside a laboratory on an airship, a man recalls a gang of bullies from his childhood. A scientist, Estelle (Haley Bennett), greets him and says his name is Henry, she is his wife, and that he has been revived from an accident that left him amnesiac and mute. After she replaces a missing arm and leg with hi-tech cybernetic prostheses, a group of mercenaries led by the psychokinetic Akan (Danila Kozlovsky) raid the ship, claiming all of Estelle's research is Akan's corporate property. He kills Estelle's fellow scientists before attempting to murder Henry, but Henry and Estelle flee in an escape pod and land in a highway in Moscow. Estelle is abducted by the mercenaries shortly after, while Henry is incapacitated and forced into a firefight.
Henry is rescued from the mercenaries by a mysterious man, Jimmy (Sharlto Copley), who informs him that his cybernetic implants are running out of power, and that he will die if he does not find a way to recharge. Jimmy is almost immediately killed by corrupt cops bought out by Akan, and Henry is forced to fight his way through both cops and mercenaries, sneaking onto a bus to evade them. He is shortly joined by Jimmy — no worse for the wear, disguised as an alcoholic, odorous bum — who informs him that one of Akan's associates, named Slick Dimitry, has a cybernetic charging pump implanted in his heart, which Henry can use to recharge. Shortly thereafter, Henry and Jimmy are attacked by a flamethrower-wielding goon. Jimmy is incinerated, but Henry manages to escape and sneaks into Dimitry's complex, where he receives a message from Akan taunting him. Henry finds and chases Dimitry throughout the city before incapacitating him; just as Dimitry promises him more information, Dimitry is killed by a sniper. Henry removes the pump and receives a call from Jimmy, who directs Henry to a brothel.
...
Wikipedia