42 - Man on Fire (2004)

Voto IMDB: 7.8/10 (217460 voti)

Voto Utente: 8.0/10

Conosciuto anche come:: Man on Fire - Il fuoco della vendetta (Italiano titolo)

Paese: USA, 146 minuti

Lingua: Inglese, Spagnolo

Genere(i): Azione, Thriller, Drammatico

Regista: Tony Scott

Cast: Denzel Washington (come Joyhn W. Creasy), Dakota Fanning (come Lupita Ramos), Radha Mitchell (come Lisa Ramos), Christopher Walken (come Paul Rayburn), Marc Anthony (come Samuel Ramos), Giancarlo Giannini (come Miguel Manzano), Mickey Rourke (come Jordan Kalfus), Rachel Ticotin (come Mariana Garcia Guerrero), Gustavo Sánchez Parra (come Daniel Sanchez), Jesús Ochoa (come Victor Fuentes)

Medium: Sconosciuto

Trama: A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone ...

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