Focusing on a strong performance from Chris Pine and the reality of the trauma of war and betrayal, Tamrik Saleh’s The Contractor rises above its contemporaries by doing less instead of more. We all revel in an original take on old material and devalue routine plots for the same reason, but that misses out on …
The Contractor
Showtime and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment have acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Contractor, directed by Tarik Saleh (The Nile Hilton Incident) and written by J.P. Davis (The Neighbor). The film stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Marsan, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss, and Amira Casar. The announcement was made by Kent Sevener, …