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HANNA
U.S., 2011
Directed by Joe Wright
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana
Approx. 111 min. DCP.
“Once upon a time, a widowed father (Eric Bana) kept his feral daughter, Hanna (Saoirse Ronan), in a remote Finland shell, teaching her to hunt, fight and kill like an assassin. Social skills, not so much. Now, at 16, Hanna is pushed into the real world and the dangers of wicked witch Marissa (Cate Blanchett, superb), a CIA agent who shares dark secrets with Hanna’s dad.” – Rolling Stone
Reviews
“Bold, risky and lovably idiosyncratic.”
– Tom Huddleston, Time Out
“Subtle and blunt, and consistently keeps you in its grip if not its heart.”
– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
“Exuberantly crafted chase thriller that pulses with energy from its adrenaline-pumping first minutes to its muted bang of a finish.”
– Variety
“A crazily inspired parable—a tour de force—of growing up, separating from parents, and taking on the false mother, the big bad bitch, with longbows, guns, and martial arts.”
– David Edelstein, New York Magazine