redeemer ( 2014 film )
redeemer premiered in september 2014 at fantastic fest. [ 4 ] it received a limited release in the us on 12 june 2015. [ 5 ]
video archive for the film redeemer, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014. there is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. happy viewing !
shot at the ligo hanford observatory, washington state, “a passion for understanding” premiered at urltoken april 15, 2014 .
on march 18, 2014, xyz films announced redeemer, which marko zaror would star in and ernesto diaz espinoza direct. [ 1 ] on march 26, noah segan joined the cast of the film. [ 2 ]
[ us ] redeemer (2014) [ english subtitles ] - - in this martial arts flick, a drug cartel hitman embarks on a vigilante killing spree against his former employers .
[ us ] redeemer (2014) [ english subtitles ] - - in this martial arts flick, a drug cartel hitman embarks on a vigilante killing spree against his former employers. : netflixbestof
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redeemer is a 2014 chilean action crime - thriller film directed by ernesto díaz espinoza and co - written with guillermo prieto, sanz andrea and gina aguad. this photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by the film or production company and can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. a mandatory credit to the film company is required. the photographer should also be credited when known .
the filming began on march 24, 2014, in pichidangui, chile, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and ended in the mid - may. [ 3 ]
on january 18, 2014 a crew of six highly qualified scientists and engineers and one documentary film maker will enter the mars desert research station (mdrs) in the high, winter desert near hanksville, utah, for the duration of two weeks .
“the redeemer” will receive a theatrical release under mpi’s dark sky films in summer 2015 .
all funding will be going through redeemer’s song ministries, a 501c3 non - profit .
there’s no denying that fantastic fest 2014’s supreme action film was john wick. in fact, john wick would probably take that honor regardless of which year it came out. if you like action and haven’t seen john wick yet, i just don’t know what to tell you .
redeemer' s song ministries is a 501 (c) 3 that originally started in 2000. their mission is to biblically equip artists to create professional film and theater for a higher purpose .
for a film about connections, gilliam makes it too hard for his audience to connect .
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fantastic fest review: redeemer - marko zaror traumatizes half the faces in chile | birth. movies. death .
the
honor
of being named the
worst picture 2014
went to
kirk cameron' s saving christmas .
according to its imdb page, the film plot centers around christmas and is about helping out cameron' s brother - in - law, who has
a bad case of the ba - humbugs .
in addition to the big award ,
saving christmas
won three other awards. the film is currently ranked as the
the review for the rather dull and morally muddled redeemer is over at cinapse now. check it out! thanks !
the director of this film, tim larson, worked as a producer / director at pbs television station for six years. with a passion for missions and travel. he left his job in 2012 to pursue a calling into international missions. in 2014 tim took a job as the digital media manager at rock point church in queen creek, az where he lives today .
this looks awesome! i really wish they would put marko in a superhero film at some point in the near future. he' d make a great deathstroke if dc had the guts to make a film about him .
i remember meeting you and showing you my first film when i was just starting, aged 20, around 1970. we had a long discussion about politics and film - making. i had just finished a film about a housing estate in kirkby and i remember you saying ,
remember the workers control the means of production, they built the buildings .
the unions were such a factor in the political reality of that time, and i wondered if their demise has brought big changes in your film - making and storytelling since that time. nick broomfield, film - maker
as we recognize the best in film during this year' s oscars, a separate tradition has recognized the worst .
we have hit our $ 5, 000 production goal for this film, we are ready to shoot the movie .
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—has fashioned a modest costume that he dons whenever he prepares to kick ass and take names as his alter ego, the redeemer .
in action movie terms, the story is pretty great. zaror plays the redeemer, a guy who helps those in need in order to pay for past sins. he spends most of the film kicking the shit out of a drug cartel that never really had a chance in the first place. that’s okay because while this plot happens, he is also being hunted down by his true enemy, the scorpion, a dangerous killer with redeemer - beef going way back. i’ve seen a lot of action movies where we flashback to some trauma that explains the hero’s origin throughout the film. this film has two of those .
the plot is routine. the redeemer arrives in a new town and becomes entangled in bradock' s most recent drug deal. the scorpion gets closer. the redeemer receives some help from agustin (mauricio diocares), who unwittingly took the money for the drug deal, and antonia (loreto aravena), the mother of a sick child who philosophizes about the nature of man to put the redeemer in more sympathetic context .
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frank scheck of the hollywood reporter called the action scenes
thrilling to watch
and singled out zaror' s performance as a breakout role. ethan alter of film journal international wrote that redeemer updates vigilante films to adapt to popular superhero film tropes but lacks a timely statement to interest viewers. martin tsai of the los angeles times called it lame and derivative action film with contrived scenes that force the characters to resort to martial arts. simon abrams of the village voice wrote ,
redeemer may not be as good as its star, but it does give zaror enough room to shine .
matt donato of we got this covered rated it 2. 5 / 5 stars and wrote that the film has
full - throttle action
but
feels a tad - bit undercooked
. (wikipedia )
mpi media group has acquired all north american distribution rights to “redeemer, ” re - teaming director ernesto diaz espinoza with chilean action star marko zaror .
rating: 6 / 10 - noah segan and production values aside, redeemer is a particularly solid martial arts actioner that brings the pain seagal style .
right from its darkly atmospheric opening, it’s very clear that “redeemer” has looked to “ the raid ” as a major influence. the look of the film is one of a seething menace, where even a scene in broad daylight feels unsettling yet curiously gorgeous at the same time .
pardo (marko zaror) is the redeemer, a vigilante who beats up on those who wrong the innocent. after destroying a gang of neo - nazis in the opening prologue, the redeemer meets a man who found a bag of money in the ocean. unfortunately, that bag of money has attracted the attention of several men and drug dealers. therefore, the redeemer sets out to protect the man and his wife, all while taking down the drug cartel. the redeemer is forced to confront his past in the process as the scorpion, a cruel killer, comes back to haunt him .
himself. on the surface, the redeemer is your average vigilante who fights for justice and maintains a consistent outfit the way a superhero would. however, the character is more complex than that. the redeemer is a tortured man who forces others to pay for their sins because he cannot forgive himself for his own sins. therefore, beating up on other wrong - doers helps him feel better because somebody is being forced to confront their sins. the redeemer experiences an arc towards the end of the film where he learns to accept his mistakes and realizes the error of his ways. these mistakes and sins of his are revealed through partial flashbacks that persist throughout the film until their entirety is revealed towards the end .
frank scheck of the hollywood reporter called the action scenes
thrilling to watch
and singled out zaror' s performance as a breakout role. [ 6 ] ethan alter of film journal international wrote that redeemer updates vigilante films to adapt to popular superhero film tropes but lacks a timely statement to interest viewers. [ 7 ] martin tsai of the los angeles times called it lame and derivative action film with contrived scenes that force the characters to resort to martial arts. [ 8 ] simon abrams of the village voice wrote ,
redeemer may not be as good as its star, but it does give zaror enough room to shine .
[ 9 ] matt donato of we got this covered rated it 2. 5 / 5 stars and wrote that the film has
full - throttle action
but
feels a tad - bit undercooked
. [ 10 ]
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but while i certainly loved john wick, i found a super warm space in my heart for redeemer (my review), a straightforward chilean bruiser directed by ernest díaz espinoza and starring marko zaror. if not for john wick, this would have been redeemer ’s year, hands down. it doesn’t get much better than watching marko zaror play kind of a bum super hero who kills the shit out of everyone in all kinds of fun and gruesome ways. redeemer ’s action scenes are good across the board, but there is one fight in the middle of the film that reaches the raid - level awesomeness .
there' s nothing i love more to end my night with than an ultra violent martial arts film. redeemer is like if the punisher, the boondock saints and the raid had a chilean baby in some sort of weird threesome. it' s as dumb as it sounds, yet complete magic .
there was similar propaganda put about against the wind that shakes the barley, a film about irish independence, which prompted the headline
why does this man hate his country ?
and there' s an idiot called simon heffer who writes for the telegraph who said
i haven' t seen the film, and i don' t want to see the film because i don' t need to read mein kampf to know what hitler was like
. a guy in the times wrote that i was a worse propagandist than leni riefenstahl [ the nazi propaganda film director ] !
the ultimate irony of this film is that it revolves around the old thematic chestnut of pointless existence, yet ultimately finds little reason for its own .
todd brown, founder of twitchfilm. com, served as one of the film’s executive producers. he also executive produced “ the raid ” films .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. what a space it opens…
the fights... become a bit repetitive. these wouldn' t matter as much if
redeemer
had a distinct personality beyond the occasional flash from the villains .
pardo encounters another worthy adversary later in the film, and to give a little versatility to the action, marko, moving somewhere in the vicinity of “g - force” velocity, works in some wing chun chain punching that must be seen to be believed. when the finale arrives, the flashbacks that have permeated the film come full circle and the viewer learns just how horrendous and deep pardo’s past sins have been and how dearly he’s paid for them. the vendetta between the redeemer and the scorpion is the pay off that the film builds towards, and marko and jose luis mosca deliver a beautiful yet vicious blend of spinning kicks and bloodshed, made all the more poignant by the fact that the film and pardo himself both acknowledge his past wrongdoing at this moment and press him to answer for it .
the movie, written and directed by ernesto díaz espinoza, provides two villains. the first is another strong, silent type of man, although he might say more words in the movie' s climax than the redeemer says through the entire movie. he' s called the scorpion (jose luis mosca), and his goal is to kill the redeemer. his methods are what set him apart from just some anonymous antagonist. he is not only hunting his foe but also killing the people the redeemer has helped in the process, even if those people have no direct ties to the redeemer. he uses what he calls the worst kind of torture—mental—and the cruelest weapon—fear. the scorpion offers the man from the prologue a sadistic choice: burn to death or shoot himself with the gun the scorpion taped to his head. whatever we might think of the redeemer and his methods, this man is a monster .
leah drexler leah drexler leah drexler is looking forward to being a part of this powerful redeemer' s song production. she had the privilege of being a part of the previous redeemer' s song movie projects. she also has done many community theater and radio theater productions. leah is an elementary teacher. in her spare time, she enjoys reading and playing piano .
over the past couple years, we have spent hundreds of hours writing, planning, budgeting, organizing, casting, and working on production design for this film .
with redeemer, marko zaror and director ernesto diaz espinoza deliver a solid action extravaganza that plays a lot of familiar notes in just the way we want them to be played. there aren’t just a lot of fights - there are a lot of really good fights. for the first half of the film, zaror is this invincible hobo - punisher type guy who interrupts groups of bad guys, stares them down, then takes them the fuck out in extremely satisfying ways (that means the film is joyfully violent) .
that' s great for me, but now it looks like many of you will get to see the film as well. mpi media group has acquired north american distribution rights for redeemer, which will come out under mpi’s dark sky films banner. look for it next summer. or it will come looking for you. this is super exciting news .
mpi media group has acquired all north american distribution rights to “ redeemer, ” re - teaming director ernesto diaz espinoza with chilean action star marko zaror. xyz films is handling international sales at the american film market. zaror has starred in espinoza’s “ kiltro ” and “ mirageman ” as well as 2010’s “ undisputed iii: redemption. ” zaror stars as an ex - hitman who’s made a deal with god to hunt down the men he used to work for. “the redeemer” will receive a theatrical release under mpi’s dark sky films in summer 2015 .
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redeemer is full - throttle action, i won’t argue that, but it feels a tad - bit undercooked, packing a whole host of ruthless butt - kicking into a movie that doesn’t cue proper plotting to support such bloodshed. opening up with a cheeky homage to a clockwork orange and a synth - pop remix of johnny cash’s god’s gonna cut you down, the action sequences grow tiresome after slowly devolving into a superhero - like film where the main character can do no wrong, as zaror throws around goons like lifeless mannequins. redeemer to the rescue !
mpi media group has acquired all north american distribution rights to “redeemer, ” re - teaming director ernesto diaz espinoza with chilean action star marko zaror. xyz films is handling international sales at the american film market. zaror has starred in espinoza’s “kiltro” and “mirageman” as well as 2010’s “undisputed iii: redemption. ” zaror stars as an ex - hitman who’s [ … ]
redeemer is a movie starring marko zaror, josé luís mósca, and loreto aravena. a former hit - man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption .
is a mostly solid but occasionally flawed actioner that restores the vigilante genre and marks both zaror and espinoza as two of action cinema' s rising titans. the lead protagonist, the titular redeemer, is one of the most unique anti - heroes to come along in a while. i would argue that even fans of superhero cinema would want to check this film out, as its hero bears many similarities to tortured or dark anti - heroes like the punisher or ghost rider. after all, zaror and espinoza already made a straight superhero film ,
it' s bursting with gilliam' s trademark manic energy, but the focus and execution are so soft that that energy ends up derailing the film instead of invigorating it .
producing an independent film is inherently risky. our risks for this project include out short filming timeframe, unpredictable weather, illness, accidents, or any number of unforeseen complications .
for showy martial artists, action purists and ernesto díaz espinoza fans, redeemer is certainly worth the watch, but there’s an unfortunate normality that just can’t be shaken. espinoza’s catalog is full of high - octane adventures like mirageman and mandrill, but redeemer doesn’t quite live up to such titles based on a more complacent atmosphere striving for nothing but action glory. zaror’s choreography is on - point, and his presence is once again felt with each punishing blow, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before – and coming from such a typically artful team, a lack of personality ends up burying redeemer prematurely .
this is the redeemer' s character. he' s strong, silent, religious in his own mind, and notably lethal. he has become a legend in criminal circles—a hush falls over the room at the mere mention of his nickname. the redeemer travels the country, visiting local churches in order to seek out people who have been wronged. whether or not these people ask for his help, the redeemer hunts down the wrongdoers and puts his version of the fear of god into them before dispatching them with his hands, his feet, or whatever else might be around him. in the prologue, he overhears a man praying for justice for his son, who was savagely beaten by a group of neo - nazis. the redeemer takes it upon himself to bring about what he believes to be justice .
winners from the 35th annual golden raspberry awards, better known as
the razzies ,
have been announced. the awards show recognizes the worst of the worst in the film industry .
i was educated at a comprehensive school and went to a non - oxbridge university and am now lucky enough to work in film but i' ve found that the film industry, like the rest of the arts, has increasingly become the purview of the privileged elite. has this always been the case? if not, what has changed? steven james lally, london
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, the latest collaboration between the two, is a particularly solid chilean action film that harkens back to the early 90s when filmmakers like robert rodriguez made films on shoe - string budgets and stars like steven seagal brutally dispatched their foes by breaking their limbs. the film blends hard core action with a basic storyline about redemption, forgiveness, and revenge amidst a drug war in chile .
redeemer' s song has made three feature - length films: he leadeth me (2012), sacred (2015), and the circle (2016) and they are excited to work on reclamation this summer .
in the right mindset to take down bad guys .) and since a superhero can' t exist without a mirror - image super - villain, espinoza has gifted the redeemer with a colorfully named nemesis, the scorpion (
right now, american action films are looking quite tame in comparison to those from other countries. in the last few years we’ve gotten groundbreaking films such as the raid: redemption and its sequel, the raid 2, as well as countless others that show that the bad cgi and poor choreography aren’t cutting it anymore. adding to this growing trend, is mandrill director ernesto díaz espinoza ’s balls to the wall chilean action drama redeemer, a film that further proves that there’s a lot that we have to learn when it comes to giving audiences some kick to the face excitement. reuniting with his mandrill star, marko zaror, espinoza isn’t afraid to jump through different tones with redeemer, and though the film is quite heavy on the violence, it’s also very much filled with a sly and dry dose of humor. the combination works well for
redeemer (2014) is fantastic. it is missing the hollywood bells and whistles, and has a low production cost, but that does not make a movie watchable. this movie is watchable and has a somewhat mysterious hero. we see glimpses of his past as the movie unfolds, to see what made him the redeemer. this is a solid action movie, which i always search for. i want those awesome 80' s action flicks back. small budget gems like perfect weapon and no retreat, no surrender 1 - 3 and so on. this movie while not in the same vain, as it is somewhat serious throughout, makes me happy that chile, can produce movies, that hollywood forgot how to make. the acting is okay, but we are here for the really nice fight scenes. very well done! i gave it a 8. 5 out of 10! very surprised and happy i gave it a shot, and you should too .
though chilean western / martial - arts hybrid redeemer may stall whenever it' s not in ass - kicking gear, leading man marko zaror is charming enough to make you want to overlook his latest vehicle' s humorless posturing .
with its low budget, latin american cast, and fusion of martial arts and gun play. the film has an
in your face
style that feels similar to rodriguez' s stylized tendencies .
the plot for redeemer isn’t rocket science, but i give the writers credit for the final conclusion with the story. a lot makes sense after you finish, but with some more polished writing, the story could’ve been even better .
chilean brawler and stuntman marko zaror marks his emergence onto the international action scene with this fast - paced martial arts film about the leader of a small chilean street gang who... see full summary »
the scorpion on the other hand is far more imposing and villainous, arguably the lead villain of the picture despite his mostly shadowy appearances. the flashback that reveals the redeemer' s connection to the scorpion even makes the viewer question whether or not the scorpion is a villain, as the man only wants revenge for what was unfairly taken from him. reveals like this help make redeemer that much more morally complex and ambiguous as far as who its heroes and villains are .
( full disclosure, redeemer stars and was produced by noah segan. noah and i are pals. he calls me all the time and says i’m the inspiration for his career, and we talk about girls and cars and stuff. )
( full discloser - i am chummy with redeemer producer and co - star noah segan. i also once geeked out about the awesomeness of ninja: shadow of a tear with star marko zaror. therefore, this entire review is bullshit. )
when is this movie going to be released on dvd? ? since i doubt it' ll come to the theater. i' m dying to see it & no good film festivals ever come to arizona. .
the gun fights on the other hand leave much to be desired. redeemer features several weak stock gun effects and some truly painful digital effects. digital shots of fire, gun shots, and blood are particularly weak and pull the viewer out of the film' s otherwise awesome action scenes. i also find it odd that espinoza chose to shoot the final shootout in close up, thereby ruining the geography of the action scene and turning it into more of a montage of violence than a flowing action sequence. on the positive side, zaror racks up a surprisingly high kill count somewhere in the 40s and sheds an excessive amount of blood throughout the film. despite some great moments of gun fire here and there, such as zaror' s double gunned take down of the strong hold' s guards, the film' s gun play can' t stack up to the awesome one on one fights .
so what can film - makers do? film - makers have got to ask the big questions really – not just look at the symptoms, not just go :
oh, there' s a victim, let' s tell their story .
you' ve got to look at the big questions of why we have homelessness, and you' ve got to have some understanding of the elements in society that can change it .
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ken loach: ‘as film - makers we’ve got to ask the big questions – not just look at the symptoms and go, “oh there’s a victim, let’s tell their story. ”’ photograph: antonio olmos for the observer
also known for his roles in machete kills and undisputed 3, check out the first images of zaror along with co - stars noah segan and mexican mma star jose luis mosca in redeemer below. industry folk attending the marche du film in cannes can head by the offices of world sales agents xyz films [ where, yes, i am a partner and, yes, i am directly involved in this one, full disclosure, etc etc ] to see the first footage .
with the possible exception of his deliciously sleazy portrayal of the villainous dolor in “ undisputed 3: redemption “, never has marko zaror smashed it like he does in “redeemer”. every technique he employs is perfect down to the last nanometer, while he and his co - stars strike an impeccable balance between the awesome and the gruesome in every action scene. if it’s 90 minutes of show - stopping, all out martial arts action you seek, you’ve come to the right place with “redeemer”, sit back…absorb…enjoy !
we recommend checking with a tax - expert, however. redeemer' s song ministries will provide you a receipt with itemized values of the gifts you receive, along with the portion of your gift that is above the value of the items you receive .
if you are looking for something to add to your viewing list this weekend then consider victor warren' s apocalyptical satirical comedy hot. the film is an adaptation of daniel keleher' s stage play and it stars steven strait (the expanse), zachary knighton (happy endings) and indie film' s everyman noah segan (starry eyes, redeemer, some kind of hate). we have the trailer below. the filmmaker and glydascope magnet films released the film on vhx yesterday. vhx is the same streaming service that jeremy gardner released his zombie flick the battery on. hot is a comic yet ultimately devastating look at an apocalyptic future los angeles torn apart by a dangerous virus, most of its victims left unconscious to die slowly. life - long best friends jones (steven strait) and benny (zachary knighton) are holed up... [ read the whole post on twitchfilm. com... ]
' s production value is its greatest weakness, as any and all special effects in the film are particularly weak and jarring to the eye. still, zaror' s lengthy one on one fights and espinoza' s careful control of the camera make the films multiple brawls the highlight of the film. i can tell that both zaror and espinoza will get better with time and larger budgets that allow them to create action films with higher production values .
mpi media group has acquired all north american rights to redeemer uniting director ernesto díaz espinoza with chilean action star marko zaror. xyz films launches international sales here at afm. zaror stars as an former hitman who makes a deal with god to hunt down his former employers. moral bros entertainment produced redeemer and xyz films serves as executive producers. mpi’s genre subsidiary dark sky films has earmarked a us theatrical release in summer 2015. mpi media group evp greg newman brokered the deal with xyz co - founder nate bolotin. “we are proud to introduce this distinctive movie to north american audiences, ” said newman. “this latest stylish and action - packed collaboration between ernesto díaz espinoza and marko zaror demonstrates zaror’s potential to be the next big name in action film. ”
the music for all your films since 1994 has been written by george fenton. what part do you think music plays in film - making and what does george fenton in particular bring to yours? nicholas hytner, director, national theatre
new this year was a kinder award called the redeemer award. five people who have appeared in past razzies were up for the award, which recognizes stars who members perceive as having a turnaround in their career. this was the only award the public could vote on .
the veteran director’s latest movie lays bare the cruel realities for those who fall through the cracks of society. we look at loach’s work and the politics that drive it, while, below, campaigners, artists and analysts react to the film
zaror is clearly a skilled athlete, but what' s more intriguing is how we can see him, as the redeemer, planning his next move on the fly. it' s not simply an explosion of violence. it' s a precise burn. this is especially true in a trio of one - on - one confrontations in which we quickly comprehend the strategy employed by each of the combatants—grabs and holds to test each other' s mettle or the redeemer eyeing a certain spot on his opponent' s body before unleashing a string of direct blows .
hey folks, harry here... i' m a huge fan of chilean action director ernesto diaz espinoza - he and the star he works most with, marko zaror, are a filmmaking team i hope never breaks up, but instead only keeps climbing higher and higher. the redeemer is ernesto' s latest action film featuring marko as a man who fights for those that can' t. he does good by kicking drug dealing ass - and he does it with style and grace! now, check out the trailer !
throughout redeemer, espinoza also favors a very minimalist style of filmmaking that doesn’t bother with heavily - animated and overly rendered camera work, creating what’s more in - line with a martial arts demo real sans some gore, flashbacks and intricate details. i absolutely love minor notables like bullets sporting scorpion decals and the lush south american landscapes, but instead of lending itself to grittiness and realism, the very vanilla camerawork becomes a bit tiresome. at times, redeemer feels like something you might stumble upon at 3am on cinemax, easy on story yet heavy on gang - violence .
marko zaror is the real deal. i realized this watching him front and center in redeemer. his martial arts skills are some of the best i’ve ever seen. his kick power is smokin’ and his ground attack is impressive. he might be the most underrated martial artist actor working today .
“i see this movie as an opportunity to share a story that our audience can relate to. it’s a relevant setting and a common spiritual struggle. my hope is that god can use this film to reach the person that needs to hear this message. ”
when i started out with [ the bbc' s ] the wednesday play, the play was' by' the writer. that came from the theatre, and the director' s job was to elucidate and express the writer' s ideas. well, the process is the same in film, but for some reason in film the director rather than the writer gets all the credit. or the blame! it' s bizarre. but if it works it has to be a collaboration. there' s a heresy which is perpetuated by film school that to be a great director you have to write your own stuff. it seems to me the big weakness in most films is the writing. you can learn directing, but you can' t learn writing .
todd, relax with the all caps. at no point in the article, or in this discussion thread, have you explicitly stated that you stand to financially profit from this film. throwing out a flimsy
yeah i produced it so i' m pumped for it
is slightly different than saying
i am a producer on this film and stand to make x number of dollars if you, my loyal readers, go see it, rent it, or buy it
. you understand the difference, right ?
the south african astronomical observatory was instrumental in this particular pass by joining a network of observatories around the world to provide photometry and photographs. over the sun’s kai staats was on - site for the evening of this exciting observation, as captured in this short film .
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although nick
redeemer
pardo (zaror) begins the film fighting the kinds of knuckleheaded bad guys who attack one at a time rather than en masse, as the narrative progresses he faces more able opponents - in some of the fights, the question of whether he can win is genuinely in doubt. however the length of some of these sequences works against their dynamism and in their longueurs they sometimes seem like an exercise in technique rather than actions based around the requirements of the moment - just punch the guy already! violence is to be expected of a film like this (if not its raison d' être) but there are instances of very nasty violence - a meat hook being inserted through the roof of someone' s mouth and out through their eye before being used to drag them along the ground being a standout - so it is not for the easily queasy .
- his latest team up with writer director ernesto diaz espinoza - tomorrow afternoon but for those who can' t wait to see the latin dragon in action, well, you don' t have to because we' ve got the exclusive first clip from the film for you below .
the production design is impressive, as well as the use of tilt shots and wide angle lenses to distort what we see, but still this is a silly and frustrating film whose interesting ideas get reduced in the same way that science is portrayed as a video game of fitting blocks .
the chiseled zaror, sporting the requisite facial stubble, plays nick pardo, a former assassin paying penance for his past sins by coming to the rescue of innocents preyed upon by bad guys. sporting religious icons and constantly wearing a hood, the impassive pardo, nicknamed
the redeemer ,
comes across as a lethal monk .
ken loach remains one of britain' s best loved, most respected directors. as he heads off to cannes with his latest movie, jimmy' s hall, the great naturalistic film - maker answers questions from our readers and from cultural figures including paul mason, lynne ramsay and nicholas hytner
the hero, who has a name but is primarily known in criminal circles as the redeemer (marko zaror), doesn' t say much, and what he does say usually amounts to threats tinged with religious import .
get on your knees, and pray for forgiveness ,
he' ll say when he encounters a group of bad guys. they don' t, of course, so the redeemer proceeds to fight them. it usually results in the deaths of the baddies in increasingly gruesome ways—by knife through a man' s hand and into his back, by hook in a crook' s mouth, by motorboat propeller in a henchman' s face .
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redeemer features two villains: bradock (noah segan, looper), the ridiculous and over the top leader of the drug cartel who never shuts up, and the scorpion (jose luis mosca), the sadistic and terrifying assassin who has it out for the redeemer. bradock is an exceptionally annoying character who rambles on about
bad ass
names, ponchos, and killing people for fun. i understand that espinoza probably wanted a talkative and humorous character to balance out the silence and bleakness that the redeemer provides. it just sucks that bradock is so over the top and ridiculous because i couldn' t take his presence as the leader of the mexican drug cartel seriously. now that i think of it, all of segan' s scenes take place in the same location, the huge and lavish seaside mansion. therefore, espinoza must have had segan for one shooting day and decided to use him purely for comedic purposes. in retrospect, bradock barely qualifies as a villain, let alone a character .
zaror kicks ass, takes no names, and punishes thugs throughout much of redeemer, boasting naturalistic fighting birthed from an expert’s imagination. with talents unmatched and action at a premium, you’ll get no complaints as far as beat - em - up style streets of rage fighting is concerned, as a smattering of über - badass moments lend themselves to a true video game atmosphere. be it pardo punching a glass bottle in mid - air, then using the jagged weapon against its wielder, or slamming some poor bastard’s face into a spinning boat engine propeller, adrenaline - obsessed action fans won’t be let down. redeemer is fast, furious and ferocious – i won’t argue that .
a particular highlight is the superbly staged climactic face - off with a rival assassin known as
the scorpion
( jose luis mosca) who, as illustrated in a brutally violent flashback, is directly responsible for the tragedy that led to the redeemer' s spiritual conversion. for that, genre fans owe him a debt of gratitude .
mpi media group has acquired all north american distribution rights to the action - thriller “ redeemer, ” which reunites director ernesto díaz espinoza with chilean action star marko zaror, who previously worked together on “ kiltro, ” “ mirageman ” and “ undisputed iii: redemption. ” “ redeemer ” stars zaror as pardo, an ex - hitman who' s made a deal with god to hunt down the men he used to work for. as a vigilante, he stops criminals in their tracks and gives them only one chance to ask for forgiveness. bad guys being bad guys, they rarely listen, so pardo disposes of them in gruesome ways. when he crosses paths with
oh god! i don' t know what to say! i went to see her film [ my name is hmmm, agnès b' s directorial debut ] and i enjoyed it – i' ve never seen a film so full of ideas, and thoughts, and ways of looking at things. i' ve been lucky enough (touch wood) to keep going, because i' ve worked with fantastic writers and fantastic producers, never mind all the other talented people in the team. and that' s what sustains you – the fact that you' re not an individual .
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a bit of grappling, a bit of gun play, a whole lot of ass (and head) kicking. yep. that' s marko. check it out. [ full disclosure: i served as an executive producer on the film so, yes, i' m biased as all hell. ]
fantastic fest tends to be a horror - heavy festival, but every year there’s one big shiny b - action movie that knocks me for a loop and sends me right into hyperbole mode. i thought john wick was going to be that movie this year (and it still might be !), but that honor might now go to fucking redeemer .
a man with a violent, blood - soaked past becomes the arbiter of righteous, blood - soaked justice in “redeemer”, the fourth and easily best collaboration of filmmaker ernesto diaz espinoza and chilean action superstar marko zaror. a thriller that is at once brutally gruesome and entrancingly marvelous, it’s one of the absolute must - sees of 2015 for martial arts fans .
it' s merely an excuse to get the redeemer involved in a series of brawls. these fights have been choreographed by zaror in a way that feels atypical compared to what we usually see in martial arts movies. these bouts are slow (not simply because espinoza highlights certain strikes and poses using slow - motion, which becomes extraneous pretty quickly) and methodical .
the first climax, which closes the drug deal portion of the plot, sidesteps the hand - to - hand fighting for a sequence of bloody gunplay. it' s less involving, and indeed, the fights themselves become a bit repetitive. these wouldn' t matter as much if
redeemer
had a distinct personality beyond the occasional flash from the villains .
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i’m writing this review at the expense of having actor / badass extraordinaire marko zaror hunt me down and beat my face into a bloody pulp, as he could do with both hands and feet tied behind his back, but something about redeemer just doesn’t resonate with the b - movie action nut that lives inside me, feeding off beef jerky and the tears of my foes.
redeemer is a 2014 chilean action crime-thriller film directed by ernesto díaz espinoza and co-written with guillermo prieto , sanz andrea and gina aguad . the film stars marko zaror and noah segan . zaror plays a former hit man who seeks redemption through killing the drug gangs he once served . it premiered in september 2014 at fantastic fest . 
redeemer is a 2014 chilean action crime-thriller film directed by ernesto díaz espinoza and co-written with guillermo prieto, sanz andrea and gina aguad. the film stars marko zaror and noah segan. zaror plays a former hit man who seeks redemption through killing the drug gangs he once served. it premiered in september 2014 at fantastic fest.
redeemer is a 2014 chilean action crime-thriller film directed by ernesto díaz espinoza and co-written with guillermo prieto, sanz andrea and gina aguad. the film stars marko zaror and noah segan. zaror plays a former hit man who seeks redemption through killing the drug gangs he once served. it premiered in september 2014 at fantastic fest.