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  • 2021
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.

Directed By: Hicham Hajji

Written By: Lemore Syvan, Sam Chouia, Hicham Hajji

  • 2021
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • R
  • Saban Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Redemption Day

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings
6.5
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Summary Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.

Directed By: Hicham Hajji

Written By: Lemore Syvan, Sam Chouia, Hicham Hajji

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Jan 4, 2021
Moroccan producer (French TV’s “The Bureau”) turned director Hicham Hajji has no sense of pace, and while he’s got “names” on board, he doesn’t give them much to chew on. The script has these half-hearted efforts to shoehorn third-act twists and political messaging into the picture, but they’re as a limp and obvious as one actor’s feigned southern drawl in the finale.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Jan 8, 2021
Hicham Hajji's debut — while featuring an impressive supporting cast and admirably attempting to inject political commentary into its mix — proves such a wan, ineffective vehicle that it leaves its star all dressed up with nowhere to go.
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0% Mixed
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37% Negative
18 Ratings

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10
Farchoukh
Jan 29, 2021
Sehr spannender Film! habe dadurch Morocco neu entdeckt, sehr schönes Land Traumhaft
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faisalsafadi
Jan 20, 2021
Le film est top bien rien à dire Good , Great movie, very thrilling. 100% recommend
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30
Jan 8, 2021
If Redemption Day were any more generic, the first thing you’d see on screen would be a bar code in place of the opening credits.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 8, 2021
Time may feel like a flat circle, but the calendar says it’s January, so that means we get shoddy, dumping-ground dreck like the generically titled Redemption Day.
By Christy Lemire FULL REVIEW
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Jan 7, 2021
There’s not a thrill to be found in this ostensible thriller, a rote kidnapping exercise taped together with digital blood spatter and an overly dramatic score, vaguely gesturing at global crises from five years ago.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
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10
Pablo_pachy
Jan 19, 2021
thank you mester Hicham Hajji for this movie, I watched it and i think its an amazing movie and i want to say : morocco and moroccan thes are the best people of the world, from texas
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Lindsay12
Jan 17, 2021
Highly recommended action movie. The director has done a remarkable work. I would highly recommend the movie to you if you want ti watch a great action movie. This would be the best action movie I watched in the recent years.
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ProfAmateur
May 15, 2023
The film starts off relatively boring, even though the director tries to inject some tension by means of flashbacks. The kidnapping is uncreative and boring. In addition, the image of the good Moroccan, bad Algerian is always conveyed. The fact that the protagonist then goes off on his own to free his wife cannot be surpassed in American fatuity. Clichés can be found in almost every scene. The film does not stand out from other hostage dramas in any scene.
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Mauro_Lanari
Jan 13, 2022
(Mauro Lanari) The director uses his own debut to show his technical skills with drones, long takes and sequence shots, waiting for a script worthy of the name.
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bobaxdri
Jan 14, 2021
Very bad Plot and Unoriginal, every thing is predictable and boring, Low budget effects & action, clear attempt to inject political propaganda. and even the ones are giving the movies positive feedback are Moroccans and director friends :D
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Production Company H Films, Redemption Film, LineDrive Studio
Release Date Jan 8, 2021
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
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Tagline Taking his wife was their last mistake.
Website https://www.facebook.com/RedemptionDayMovie/
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Awards

Montreal Independent Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Manhattanhenge Film
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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