2022 American film by Sophia Banks
Black Site Release poster
Directed by Sophia Banks Written by Jinder Ho Produced by Starring Cinematography Donald M. McAlpine Edited by Scott Gray Music by Patrick Savage Production
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Running time
92 minutes Country United States Language English
Black Site action -thriller film directed by Sophia Banks and written by Jinder Ho. The film stars Jason Clarke , Michelle Monaghan , and Jai Courtney . It was released on May 3, 2022, by Vertical Entertainment and Redbox .
Premise
A group of officers based in the Citadel, a top-secret CIA–Five Eyes black site in Jordan , must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee, that got himself on the black site on purpose. This would also lead him to escape from Abigail Trent, who joins the CIA to find out who is responsible for destroying a hospital that killed her husband and daughter.[ 1]
Cast
Jason Clarke as Hatchet, a high value detaineeMichelle Monaghan as Abigail "Abby" Trent, a CIA PsyOps officer and Citadel second in commandJai Courtney as Raymond Miller, a CIA contractor and former 1st Battalion MarinePallavi Sharda as Tessa Harijan, a CIA officer and translatorFayssal Bazzi as Rashid Nassar, a CIA officer and Citadel Head of OperationsUli Latukefu as Captain David Palau, a Delta Force operatorPhoenix Raei as Uri Wasserman, a Mossad liaison officerTodd Lasance as Wesley, an Australian Army soldierLincoln Lewis as Landon Briggs, an Australian Army soldierPacharo Mzembe as Ben Jordan, a US Army soldierSimon Elrahi as Farhan Barakat, a Citadel detainee linked to Hatchet
Jordan Murphy as Silas Allen, a high ranking CIA official
Production
On January 25, 2021, it was announced that Sophia Banks would be directing Black Site , an action-thriller film written by Jinder Ho and starring Jason Clarke , Michelle Monaghan , and Jai Courtney .[ 1] principal photography began in Gold Coast, Australia , in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , with Uli Latukefu , Pallavi Sharda , Phoenix Raei , and Fayssal Bazzi joining the cast.[ 2] Byron Bay, New South Wales .[ 3] post-production .[ 4]
Release
The film was released on May 3, 2022, by Redbox and Vertical Entertainment .[ 5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 29% from seven reviews are mixed, with an average rating of 5.0/10.[ 6]
References
^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (January 25, 2021). "Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan & Jai Courtney To Star In Action-Thriller Black Site from John Wick Producers" . Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021 . ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 18, 2021). "Young Rock ' s Uli Latukefu Joins Cast Of Thriller 'Black Site' . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 18, 2021 . ^ "Jason Clarke thrilled to return to work following Covid-19 pandemic" . Film News . March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021 .^ Wiseman, Andreas (June 1, 2021). "Black Site Director Sophia Banks Teams With Hacksaw Ridge Trio Bill Mechanic, Paul Currie & Rick Nicita For Street Rat Allie " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 1, 2021 . ^ Devore, Britta (April 13, 2022). "Black Site Trailer Shows Michelle Monaghan Facing Off Against Jason Clarke" . Collider . Retrieved April 20, 2022 . ^ "Black Site " . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved July 5, 2022 .
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