The American (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong sex and one gory image
- Run time: 1 hour 45 mins
- Genre: Thriller / Drama
- Release date: 26th November 2010
- Starring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten
- Directed by: Anton Corbijn
- Official Website: focusfeatures.com/film/the_american
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
Plot Synopsis
Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller, filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack (played by Mr. Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten of “In Bruges”), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Italian stage and screen veteran Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Italian leading lady Violante Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.