THEKLA REUTEN

RED SPARROW (2018)
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons, Joely Richardson, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Thekla Reuten and Douglas Hodge. Directed by Francis Lawrence.

Dominika Egorova is drafted against her will to become a "sparrow," a trained seductress in the Russian security service. Dominika learns to use her body as a weapon, but struggles to maintain her sense of self during the dehumanising training process. Finding her power in an unfair system, she emerges as one of the program's strongest assets. Her first target is Nate Nash, a CIA officer who handles the agency's most sensitive infiltration of Russian intelligence. The two young operatives fall into a spiral of attraction and deception, which threatens their careers, allegiances and the security of both countries.

REVIEWS Red Sparrow - A thriller as problematic as it is visually gorgeous
Red Sparrow - Elegantly brutal