Originally from Finland, Rennie Harlin immigrated to the United States in the mid-1980s. There he met Marcus Selin, with whom he created the script for his first feature film as a director, with American-born Mike Norris (son of Chuck Norris). ) title. His success opened the door to Hollywood.
He signed on for Freddy’s Nightmare, the fourth installment in the franchise of the same name, in 1988, and then gained recognition in 1990 for 58 Minutes to Live, the second installment in the saga that made Bruce Willis a star.
Regarded as one of the new masters of action films, Renny Harlin followed with Cliffhanger: Hunting the Top, which allowed Sylvester Stallone to return to the box office, and then with Blue Scare.
After several commercial failures, Rennie Harlin devoted the 2000s to less expensive thrillers such as Profession profiler or Cleaner. In 2019, at the Berlinale film fair, he announced his new project: a heist film directed by Pierce Brosnan, with whom he had long dreamed of collaborating.
In Gold Heist, James Bond’s former translator plays Richard Pace, a compulsive thief who flies to the Middle East with the intention of stealing gold.
With the help of a band of robbers consisting of seasoned Ringo (Nick Cannon), pyrotechnic genius Vicky (Mike Angelo), martial arts contortionist Violet (Jamie Chung) and con artist Prince (Rami Jaber), he hatches a plan. High-profile theft in Abu Dhabi prison. But his involvement will exceed his expectations…
Gold heist Renny Harlin with Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon…
from the age of 10
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