Netflix has acquired the rights to Red Sparrow (2018)a riveting thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence. The streaming service will add the exciting film to its offering later this month.
Spy on a mission
The career of ballerina Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) suffers a setback when she breaks her leg during a performance. After recovering, she tries to regain her role by doing a favor for her uncle, a high-ranking officer in the Russian Intelligence Service.
As a result, she becomes a witness to a murder, which puts her life in danger. To stay alive, she joins the SVR and is trained as ‘Sparrow’, a female spy agent. Her first assignment: seduce a CIA agent in Budapest and find out the name of his mole in Moscow.
Matthias Schoenaerts
In addition to Lawrence, the other leading roles are for Joel Edgerton and the Flemish Matthias Schoenaerts. Red Sparrow is directed by Francis Lawrence, no relation to Jennifer. He previously worked with her for the films The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014).
6.6Release date on Netflix
Red Sparrow is from 23 november available on Netflix. For a complete overview of all new films and series that will soon appear on the streaming service, visit our Coming soon to Netflix page.
Beeld: Still ‘Red Sparrow’ via TMDb
