The Protégé

The Protégé is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by Richard Wenk, and starring Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, David Rintoul, Ori Pfeffer, Ray Fearon, Caroline Loncq, and Robert Patrick. The film is about Anna, who was rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, and is now the world's most skilled contract killer. When Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows. The film was released on August 20, 2021, by Lionsgate. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $8 million at the box office.

Plot

In 1991, international assassin Moody Dutton discovers a child named Anna in the aftermath of a gang massacre in Da Nang, Vietnam. Thirty years later, Moody has raised Anna as his apprentice and adopted daughter, while she runs a rare book shop in London as a cover.

Following a successful assassination in Romania, Anna returns home where an ill Moody shows her his headquarters under a barn next to the English manor where he lives. After celebrating Moody's 70th birthday Anna gives him a Flying V guitar owned by Albert King. He then asks her to track down a person of interest named Lucas Hayes. Anna enlists her contact Benny to investigate Lucas, and encounters the mysterious Michael Rembrandt at her bookstore. Soon after, Anna finds Moody, his housekeeper, and Benny murdered. She recovers files Moody hid from his killers, and survives a hit at her store, killing those sent to assassinate her.