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The Courier is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Hany Abu-Assad released in USA on 8 june 2013 with Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The Courier (2012)

The Courier
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Released in USA 8 june 2013
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating45% 2.2567952.2567952.2567952.2567952.256795

The Courier is a 2012 American direct-to-video action film directed by Hany Abu-Assad and produced by Michael Arata, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a courier who specializes in high risk packages.

Synopsis

"The Courier" lives in a derelict flat where he has adopted a mouse as his pet. When he visits his old friend Stitch at his boxing gym, he is contacted by a stranger who tasks him with delivering a suitcase to a man known as "Evil Sivle". The stranger does not know where Sivle is and explains that the finding of this person is the actual task. It is made unequivocally clear that the courier is at no liberty to refuse this mission and shall expect his own death should he fail. After the client threatens their loved ones, Stitch sends his family into hiding. The courier starts by hacking into the FBI database. When he needs a pilot, Stitch assigns him his adopted daughter, Anna. Although skeptical of her skill, the courier comes to respect her.

Actors

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

(Courier)Mickey Rourke

(Maxwell)Josie Ho

(Anna)Til Schweiger

(Lispy)Lili Taylor

(Mrs. Capo)
And :
Miguel Ferrer
Michael Arata
Mark Margolis
Tom Proctor
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