Deadly assassins

Female fighter goes haywire

Photos courtesy of Sahamongkol Film International

Did you know

Gina Carano used to be a professional Muay Thai boxer.

In the gripping new spy thriller, Haywire, from renowned director Steven Sodernergh, a female covert operative discovers that the people she has trusted with her life have double-crosses her, putting her life in jeopardy.

Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is a highly trained operative working for a government security contractor in the most dangerous corners of the world.

After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage in Barcelona, she discovers the man has been murdered, with all the evidence pointing to her as the main suspect. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory realises that somebody on her side has betrayed her.

Now on the run, Mallory executes a series of daring maneuvers to throw off the killers on her trail, only to find herself pursued by even deadlier forces.

Crossing multiple boarders, she eludes a powerful web of law enforcement and private operatives as her options continue to diminish. Desperate to clear her name and reveal the real traitor, Mallory devises an ingenious and dangerous trap to turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.

Catch the suspenseful action when Haywire hits cinemas on February 23.


Vocabulary

gripping (adj): exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention

covert (adj): secret or hidden

operative (n): a person who does secret work, especially for a government organisation

elude (v): to manage to avoid or escape from somebody or something, especially in a clever way

ingenious (adj): suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas

Idioms

in jeopardy: in a dangerous position or situation and likely to be lost or harmed

turn the tables: to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you