Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow is a 2018 American spy thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Justin Haythe, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Jason Matthews. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons. It tells the story of a Russian intelligence officer, who is sent to make contact with a CIA officer in the hope of discovering the identity of a mole.
Plot
In modern-day Russia, beautiful Dominika Egorova is a famous ballerina who supports her ill mother. Following a career-ending injury, Dominika is approached by her uncle Ivan, the Deputy Director of the SVR. She is tasked with seducing Dimitry Ustinov, a Russian gangster, in exchange for her mother's continued medical care. Meeting at a bar, the two go to her private room, where he rapes her. During this act, he is killed by Sergei Matorin, an SVR operative authorized by Ivan. Ivan offers Dominika a choice: become an SVR operative, or be executed for witnessing Ustinov's assassination.
Cast
- Bill Camp
- Charlotte Rampling
- Ciarán Hinds
- Douglas Hodge
- Hugh Quarshie
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Jeremy Irons
- Joel de la Fuente
- Joel Edgerton
- Joely Richardson
- Judit Rezes
- Kristof Konrad
- Mary-Louise Parker
- Matthias Schoenaerts
- Sakina Jaffrey
- Sebastian Hülk
- Sergei Polunin
- Stefan Godin
- Thekla Reuten
- Zsolt Anger