Ronin
– A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes i..
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
25 Sep 1998
English, French, Russian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
John Frankenheimer
J.D. Zeik (story), J.D. Zeik (screenplay), David Mamet (screenplay)
Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into his own pocket. The complex net of everyone tricking everyone begins to surface slowly, and deadly...
1 win & 4 nominations.
MGM/UA