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Nightfire
USA / Italy 2016
produced by F/1.8 Studios
directed by Brando Benetton
starring Dylan Baker, Lorenzo Pisoni, Greg Hadley, Bradley Stryker, Francesco Pannofino, Becky Ann Baker, Giorgio Bonelli, Goran Ivanovski (voice), Massimo Sciuto, Michael Pantozzi, Marino Allegro, Luis Bedoya, Lupo Benatti, Niccolò Fava, Luca Abbate, Alessandro Fantini, Davide Panozzo, Anastasia Bonelli, Shaylyn Gibson
written by Los Silva, Brando Benetton, music by Jonathan Russell, special effects supervisor: Tonino Corridori, stunt coordinator: Simone Bonelli
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review by Mike Haberfelner
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In the ongoing Ukraine conflict, the US have acquired the Ukraine for a
couple of billion Dollar to have proper incentive to protect it against
Russia. In front of that backdrop, two American agents, Carter (Lorenzo
Pisoni) and Ross (Greg Hadley) break into a secret Russian base in the
Ukraine to get their hands on some secret information - and somehow
suddenly find themselves burdened with political prisoner Olivetti (Dylan
Baker). Now Agent Ross is only in it for the action and the money, but
Carter is an idealist, and when he has a hunch something about their
operation smelled very off, he decides to investigate - but is caught and
immediately discharged. Later that day, Senator Williams (Bradley Stryker)
wants to publicly celebrate Olivetti's liberation, which is of course the
humane face of the agents' operation - when Olivetti pulls a gun and
shoots him dead, then makes an escape that seems to have been carefully
planned ... and suddenly it's up to Carter to recapture him. Thing is,
just like Carter, Olivetti is an idealist, and his intentions might be
purer than Carter's ever were ... A very nice espionage
thriller that in its mere 45 minutes of running time manages to tell a
multi-layered story while delivering on the action side of things in
heaps, and making perfect use of its pittoresque Italian locations without
turning them into picture postcard kitsch. Sure, some might complain that
the film leaves its whole backstory to mere hints, but in a way not having
everything explained away also works in the film's favour, adding to the
actual ambiguity of the story. But that not withstanding, the film also
works as a pure action piece, and in that department it's explosive as can
be. A very cool ride for sure!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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