Dirty Angels
{{Short description|2024 film by Martin Campbell}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Dirty Angels film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Martin Campbell
| producer = {{ubl|Moshe Diamant|Yariv Lerner|Robert Van Norden}}
| screenplay = {{ubl|Alissa Sullivan Haggis|Jonas McCord}}
| story = {{ubl|Jonas McCord|Martin Campbell}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Rupert Parkes
| cinematography = David Tattersall
| editing = James Page
| studio = {{ubl|Millennium Media|Nu Boyana Film Studios}}
| distributor = Lionsgate
| released = {{Film date|2024|12|13}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = €35 million{{cite news|url=https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/05/dirty-angels-film-greece/|title='Dirty Angels' Begins Filming in Thessaloniki, Greece|date=December 5, 2022|first=Tasos|last=Kokkinidis|website=Greek Reporter|access-date=January 27, 2023}}
| gross =
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Dirty Angels is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, with a script co-written by Campbell, Alissa Sullivan Haggis, and Jonas McCord. It stars Eva Green, Maria Bakalova, Rona-Lee Shimon, Ruby Rose and Jojo T. Gibbs. It was released in theaters and video on demand on December 13, 2024.
Plot
During the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of terrorists storms a girls' school, capturing several students including Badia, who is the daughter of Afghanistan's Minister of Education and the U.S. Ambassador's daughter. Some girls initially escape to the rooftop, but are eventually captured. The terrorists demand $10 million ransom per hostage and the release of a prisoner named Sheik Al-Shimali.
After a failed rescue attempt by Delta Force, the U.S. military devises a new plan. They recruit Jake, a female soldier, to lead a rescue mission. She assembles a team of skilled women including Rocky (a mechanic), Geek (a technician), Shooter (a weapon specialist), The Bomb (an explosive specialist), Medic, along with Dr. Mike. They pose as medical personnel to infiltrate the region.
The Afghan Minister of Education helps them cross the border, though she also plans to pay ransom for her daughter. The team conducts various operations, including raiding a weapons cache. During these missions, they suffer casualties including Dr. Mike and Travis. They also discover that one of their local contacts, Awina, is actually informing the terrorists of their movements.
The team manages to rescue Sheik Al-Shimali from prison transport but loses Rocky in the process. They then attempt to use Sheik Al-Shimali and counterfeit money to negotiate, but the terrorist leader discovers the fake money. This leads to a final assault on the terrorists' cave base.
During the climactic rescue, Jake confronts and kills the terrorist leader while The Bomb leads the captured girls to safety. Though they successfully rescue the hostages and evacuate them by helicopter, several team members are lost in the process. The film ends with Jake and Malik choosing to return to rescue Rocky, who stayed behind to cover their escape.
Cast
- Eva Green as Jake
- Ruby Rose as Medic
- Maria Bakalova as The Bomb
- Rona-Lee Shimon as Mechanic
- Jojo T. Gibbs as Geek{{Cite news |date=2024-12-12 |title=‘Dirty Angels’ Review: Women on a Mission |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/movies/dirty-angels-review.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241213211117/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/movies/dirty-angels-review.html |archive-date=2024-12-13 |access-date=2024-12-18 |language=en}}
- Christopher Backus as Travis
- Zoha Rahman as Malalai{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/from-pakistan-to-hollywood-actress-zoha-rahmans-come-a-long-way-1.93913993|title=From Pakistan to Hollywood, actress Zoha Rahman's come a long way|date=March 3, 2022|first=Usman|last=Ghafoor|website=Gulf News|access-date=March 19, 2023}}
- Laëtitia Eïdo as Awina
- Aziz Çapkurt as Abbas
- George Iskandar as Amir
- Reza Brojerdi as Malik
- Edmund Kingsley as Dr. Mike
- Claudia Roldan as Jessie
- May Kurtz as Badia
Production
In September 2022, it was announced that Martin Campbell would be directing the film, with Eva Green attached to star.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/eva-green-martin-campbell-to-reunite-on-millennium-media-tiff-sales-title-dirty-angels-exclusive/5174221.article|title=Eva Green, Martin Campbell to reunite on Millennium Media TIFF sales title 'Dirty Angels'|date=September 7, 2022|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|website=ScreenDaily|access-date=January 27, 2023}} In November, it was reported that Ruby Rose, Maria Bakalova, Rona-Lee Shimon and Jonica T. Gibbs had joined the cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ruby-rose-joins-dirty-angels-movie-1235252900/|title=Ruby Rose Joins Eva Green in Millennium Action Thriller 'Dirty Angels'|date=November 3, 2022|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/maria-bakalova-action-thriller-dirty-angels-1235254974/|title=Maria Bakalova Joins Eva Green, Ruby Rose in Millennium Action Thriller 'Dirty Angels'|date=November 4, 2022|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 27, 2023}} Christopher Backus joined the film's cast in December.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-backus-dirty-angels-millennium-media-1235280458/|title=Christopher Backus Joins Eva Green in Millennium Media Action Thriller 'Dirty Angels'|date=December 12, 2022|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 27, 2023}}
Principal photography began in December 2022 in Morocco and Millennium Media's Nu Boyana Film Studios in Thessaloniki, Greece,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/megan-fox-michele-morrone-365-movie-subservience-1235204301/|title=Megan Fox & '365 Days' Star Michele Morrone Set For Millennium Media's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Subservience'|date=December 21, 2022|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 9, 2023}} and concluded in February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/hellboy-crooked-man-details-plot-production-millennium-efm-1235264086/|title='Hellboy: The Crooked Man' Plot & Production Details Revealed By Millennium; Reboot To Be A "Departure" & First In New Series — EFM|date=February 18, 2022|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 20, 2023}}
Release
Dirty Angels was released in theaters and video on demand on December 13, 2024.{{Cite web |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=2024-11-07 |title=Eva Green and Maria Bakalova Embark on a Harrowing Mission in Dirty Angels Trailer [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/dirty-angels-trailer/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Collider}}
Reception
The film holds a 32% "Rotten" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 19 reviews with an average rating of 4.6/10.{{Cite web |title=Dirty Angels |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dirty_angels |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media }}
References
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External links
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Category:American action adventure films
Category:American action thriller films
Category:Films directed by Martin Campbell
Category:Films about child abduction
Category:Films about Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Category:Films set in Afghanistan
Category:Films set in Balochistan, Pakistan
Category:Films set in California
Category:Films shot in Morocco
Category:Films shot in Thessaloniki