The Killer
New York Asian Film Festival 2022
July 15 - 31, 2022
This explosive compound of Asian action cinema tropes and triumphs is a balls-to-the-wall thrill ride of suspenseful combat bravado and then some.
Q&A with Jang Hyuk and Choi Jae-hun. Jang Hyuk will receive the Daniel A. Craft Award For Excellence In Action Cinema.
This explosive compound of Asian action cinema tropes and triumphs is a balls-to-the-wall thrill ride of suspenseful combat bravado and then some. The story follows a retired hitman (Jang Hyuk, reuniting with the director of The Swordsman) forced to babysit a 17-year-old girl who naturally can’t stay out of trouble. When she ends up kidnapped by ruthless gangsters, he turns super-vigilante to save her. Harrowing stunts, electrifying fights and breakneck narrative twists ensue in this rousing celebration of cinematic badassery. Told with self-referential savvy, the film features great hat tips to some zeniths of the genre, from The Man from Nowhere and A Bittersweet Life to Takeshi Kitano. All of this adds up to a superlative genre effort.
Premium pricing applies for this event: $25 for the General Public and $20 for Members, students, seniors, and persons with disabilities.
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