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Soul Assassin
Soul Assassin
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Laurence Malkin
Written by	Laurence Malkin; Chad Thumann;
Produced by	Laurence Malkin; San Fu Maltha;
Starring	Skeet Ulrich; Kristy Swanson; Derek de Lint; Rena Owen;
Cinematography	Lex Wertwijn
Edited by	Herman P. Koerts
Music by	Alan Williams
Production; companies	Parabolic Pictures; Rebel Entertainment;
Distributed by	A-Film Distribution
Release date	22 August 2001;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	English; Dutch;
Budget	ƒ14 million

Soul Assassin is a 2001 English-language Dutch action thriller film directed by Laurence Malkin and starring Rena Owen, Kristy Swanson and Skeet Ulrich. It was released 22 August 2001 and was considered a box-office bomb.^[1]

Plot

The film is about a young security agent, Kevin Burke, who is employed by a multinational banking firm. He intends to ask his girlfriend Rosalind to marry him.

Interpol suspected Jorgensen's firm of money laundering, based on anonymous tips. When Jorgensen finds out there is a mole in his firm, he suspects Rosalind and has her murdered by a hitman from the Barcelona branch of the firm. Kevin then swears to avenge Rosalind's death.

With the help of Tessa Jansen, an Interpol agent, Kevin learns that Jorgensen has had his father murdered when he was young, in order to groom Kevin as an assassin for his firm.

In the final scene Mr. Ficks admits to being the mole and planting the trail to lead Jorgensen to suspect and kill Rosalind, in order that Kevin should kill Jorgensen, and Mr. Ficks could take over the firm from him.

Cast

Skeet Ulrich as Kevin Burke
Kristy Swanson as Tessa Jansen
Derek de Lint as Karl Jorgensen
Rena Owen as Karina
Antonie Kamerling as Karl Jorgensen Jr.
Katherine Lang as Rosalind
Serge-Henri Valcke as Mr. Ficks
Georgina Verbaan (cameo)

Production

The film is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen.^[2] Much of the film is shot in blue mood lighting.^[3] The film makes extensive use of flashbacks.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Verhaagen, Annelotte (17 May 2003). "Soul Assassin". Filmjaarboek 2002. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. p. 163. ISBN 9789064036316.
^ "Soul Assassin". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Christopher Null. "Soul Assassin Review". Retrieved 12 January 2020.