Erased
| Erased (The Expatriate) | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Philipp Stölzl |
| Produced by | Claude Leger |
| Written by | Arash Amel |
| Starring |
Aaron Eckhart Olga Kurylenko Liana Liberato |
| Music by | Jeff Danna |
| Cinematography | Kolja Brandt |
| Editing by | Dominique Fortin |
| Studio |
E-motions Informant Films Europe uMedia |
| Distributed by | RaDiUS-TWC / The Weinstein Company (USA) |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |
United States Canada Belgium |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million[1] |
Erased (also known as The Expatriate outside of the US) is a 2012 thriller film directed by Philipp Stölzl, starring Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko.
The story centers on Ben Logan (Aaron Eckhart) an Ex-CIA agent and Amy (Liana Liberato), his estranged daughter who are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence, and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy.[2]
The movie was released in the US on May 17, 2013, following its acquisition by RaDiUS-TWC, the multiplatform distribution label of The Weinstein Company. It was retitled "Erased" for the US market.[3] The retitling and delayed US release was due to unusually high piracy rates following an early DVD release in France on September 26, 2012 during the first week of the movie's global theatrical roll-out. On October 1, 2012, it ranked number 10 most pirated movie online globally, in a chart otherwise populated by blockbusters from major Hollywood studios.[4]
Cast
- Aaron Eckhart as Ben Logan
- Olga Kurylenko as Anna Brandt
- Liana Liberato as Amy Logan
- Neil Napier as Derek Kohler / Markus Wolf
- Kate Linder as Principal Gibbins
- Alexander Fehling as Floyd
- Garrick Hagon as James Halgate III
- Eric Godon as Maitland
- Simone-Élise Girard as Halgate's Receptionist
- David Bark-Jones as Marty Braemer
- Debbie Wong as Mei Ling
- Jade Hassouné as Abdi
- Nick Alachiotis as Walter Smet
- Carlo Mestroni as Field Officer
- Yassine Fadel as Nabil
Reception
Erased premiered on premium VOD (Video On Demand), ranking in the Top-10 of the iTunes Movies charts on April 8, 2013, a month ahead of its US theatrical roll-out on May 17, 2013. In the UK, it ranked number 3 in the iTunes Movies charts on April 14, 2013, having spent four weeks in the Top-10. It was the second pre-theatrical VOD release ever to break the iTunes US Top 10, behind Bachelorette.
Erased has received mixed reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 26% rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus: "Derivative to a fault, Erased squanders some nifty potential and its talented cast in a bland retelling of a story action fans have seen too many times before."
References
External links
- Erased at the Internet Movie Database
- Erased at Rotten Tomatoes