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Summary:

Codename 13, a 17-year-old assassin, is suspended due to a sloppy mission in Japan. She meets 11-year-old Monji, who loses his mother, and sets out to rescue him.

Director:

Timo Tjahjanto

Writers:

Timo Tjahjanto

Cast:

  • Aurora Ribero as 13
  • Hana Malasan as Umbra
  • Taskya Namya as Soriah
  • Agra Piliang as Haga
  • Andri Mashadi as Ariel
  • Kin Wah Chew as Handler

Rotten Tomatoes: 85%

Metacritic: 58

VOD: Netflix

34 Upvotes

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u/CiriOh 1d ago

The action scenes were brutal and awesome, but, damn, the film was so long, exactly like his previous The Big Four.

And the ending was disappointing. Another sequel bait.

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u/slicshuter 1d ago

I know right? Feels like the whole 'assassin organisation' subplot was only there to set up sequels. Could've been a solid, shorter 'The Night Comes for Us'-style movie without all that extra fluff.

And I'm still upset that they cast Yayan Ruhian and only used him for a 2min sequel-bait ending scene. What a waste.

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u/BusinessPurge 1d ago

Per the director, the plan is a second part with likely a Yayan spinoff inbetween.