Ronin

"Anyone is an enemy for a price."

Sep 25 1998 R 2h 2m
Action, Crime, Thriller

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.

Plot

Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into his own pocket. The complex net of everyone tricking everyone begins to surface slowly, and deadly...

Written by

J.D. Zeik, David Mamet

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, France

Production Companies

FGM Entertainment, United Artists

Languages

Français, English

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations total

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200,506
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
67
Popularity
NA