“As
a cold-blooded crime lord waits
confidently in the United States for his
murder trial, a team headed by Interpol
moves the key witness to a safe house
in London, which is then compromised
after a mystery woman turns up
claiming to protect the man whose
evidence would see the killer
imprisoned in the fast-action thriller
The Courier...”
UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND AWAITING TRIAL for murder in Washington, DC, arrogant
crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (menacingly played by the wonderfully-versatile
Gary Oldman: The Dark Knight) doesn't appear too worried about the
outcome as he has friends in high places and a loyal daughter Alys (Calli
Taylor).
On the other side of the Atlantic in London, a vital witness is escorted to
a safe house by a team of officers led by Interpol Agent Simmonds (Alicia
Agneson: Vikings) to await a motorcycle courier with the equipment
to effect a secure video link to the court in Washington.
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“Compelling,
gritty and
packed with heart-in-
your-mouth tension,
The Courier keeps up
a relentless pace...”
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very nervous Nick Murch (Amit Shah: The Witcher; Final Score) had seen
Mannings murder one of his own men but, as frightened as he is, he is still
prepared to give evidence for the prosecution as long as he is protected in
the joint FBI, NCA and Interpol operation.
However, the protection unit has been compromised and the courier (a highly
watchable Olga Kurylenko) delivers the package without knowing it contains enough
cyanide gas to wipe out the genuine officers and silence Nick permanently. Fate
takes a hand and Nick is forced to take a leap of faith in order to survive.
The tough, resourceful courier is full of surprises and has to convince a panicking
Nick that she will help him. Initially he does not trust her but, proving amazingly
capable, she takes on the might of Mannings' doggedly cold-blooded thugs; putting
her own life on the line in a locked-down multi-storey car park with no apparent
means of escape.
With the judge in Washington agreeing a short suspension to sort out the lack
of communication with the witness, time is ticking away as Manning's paid assassins
hunt down the courier and Nick as they try to hide from them and find a way
out before the trial is dismissed and Mannings once again evades justice.
Prepare for full-throttle thrills! Compelling, gritty and with heart-in-your-mouth
tension, The Courier piles on the pace as the hunters close in for the
kill and both sides suffer injuries from knives, bullets, and gory hand-to-hand
combat.
The Courier also features: Greg Orvis as The Sniper; Craig Conway as
Agent Parlow; William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia franchise) as
Agent Bryant; and Dermot Mulroney (The Grey; Young Guns) as Special Agent Roberts.
Original Score is Composed and Produced by James Edward Barker and Tim Despic;
Director of Photographer is Michel Abramowicz; Story by Zackary Adler, James
Edward Barker and Andrew Prendergast; Screenplay is by Zackary Adler and James
Edward Barker; Produced by Andrew Prendergast, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway
and Nicky Tate; Producers are: James Edward Barker, Marc Goldberg, David Haring
and Andrew Prendergast; and Directed by Zackary Adler.
* From the Producer of Darkest Hour,
Signature Entertainment releases The Courier on Digital HD on 27 January
2020 and on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 3 February 2020.
Amazon Blu-ray: https://amzn.to/36RZ5ZJ
Amazon DVD: https://amzn.to/3a59cfQ
iTunes: https://apple.co/37VxRSV
"Compelling, gritty and packed with heart-in-your-mouth tension, The Courier
keeps up a relentless pace…" — Maggie Woods, MotorBar
"An unrelenting actioner" — The Hot Corn
"Delivers on combat spectacle" — Britflicks
"Think Die Hard; think The Transporter; think ConAir" —
Sight & Sound
