Hummingbird
Hummingbird (released as Redemption in the United States) is a 2013 action thriller film written and directed by Steven Knight in his directorial debut. It stars Jason Statham as a haunted, alcoholic veteran who befriends a Catholic nun, becomes involved in organized crime, and exacts vengeance on a man who beats and kills prostitutes.
Plot
Joseph Smith, a fugitive ex-Special Forces soldier and a homeless drunk in London, is attacked by a group of thugs one night, and he breaks into a luxurious apartment to escape them. Learning that the owner, a successful photographer named Damon, is away for the next 8 months until October, Joseph starts squatting there and assumes a new identity, calling himself Joey Jones and using Damon's resources while looking for his homeless friend Isabel who has been coerced into becoming a prostitute by the same gang that attacked him.
More details
| author | Steven Knight |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Steven Knight |
| editor | Valerio Bonelli |
| events | alcoholism |
| genre | action crime drama thriller |
| keywords | abuse art gallery attack build chinese restaurant cocktail party court martial crime syndicate drive gymnastics instructor help human trafficking joseph smith kill learn murder new identity on the run one night organised crime polish polish people revenge killing soup kitchen special forces squat struggle track down traffic united kingdom special forces wake young daughter |
| musicBy | Dario Marianelli |
| producer | Guy Heeley Paul Webster |
| productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films IM Global |
| publisher | Lionsgate UK Roadside Attractions |
| recordedAt | London |
| theme | action drama independent |