24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Jon Cassar

Writers:

Joel Surnow (creator) &
Robert Cochran (creator) ...

Release Date:

23 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Save the day

Plot:

Film based on the real-time television series "24" (2001), which chronicles a day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer.

Plot Keywords:

Coup | Female President | Child Soldier | Based On TV Series | Africa

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer
Cherry Jones	...	President Elect Allison Taylor
Bob Gunton	...	Ethan Kanin
Colm Feore	...	Henry Taylor
Powers Boothe	...	President Noah Daniels
Robert Carlyle	...	Carl Benton
Jon Voight	...	Jonas Hodges
Peter MacNicol	...	Tom Lennox
Gil Bellows	...	Frank Trammell
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Colonel Iké Dubaku
Siyabulela Ramba	...	Willie
Isaach De Bankolé	...	President Ule Matobo (as Isaach De Bankole)
Kris Lemche	...	Chris Whitley
Eric Lively	...	Roger Taylor
James Joseph O'Neil	...	Halcott

Also Known As:

24: Day 7 Prequel (USA) (working title)
24: Exile (USA) (working title)
24: The Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min (DVD extended cut) | UK:98 min (extended version) | USA:102 min (extended version) | Germany:84 min | UK:83 min (original version) | USA:87 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Imagine Television

Trivia:

Roger Taylor's line to his girlfriend Samantha ("You know I enjoy watching you get dressed almost as much as watching you get undressed") is the same thing German agent Theo Stoller said to Collette Stenger in Season Five.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Allison Taylor arrives at the White House, a Secret Service agent greets her as "Madam President." Since she hasn't been sworn in yet, he would know to address her as "Madam President-elect."

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)

24 is back!

24 is back! 24 is back with this 2hour special 'bridge' between series 6 and 7, which sees ex CTU Agent Jack Bauer in a war torn African nation hiding from the crimes he committed whilst saving the United States in the previous seasons of 24.

The past is catching up with Jack after the US discover his location and subpoena him to the US court. However, strife and trouble are never to far away as the country in which Jack is hiding is facing a military coup, and he gets involved in helping the school children of an old friend to safety, played by a pleasant appearance of Robert Carlyle.

Jack must rely on his unique skills once again as things quickly turn bad, and the viewer once again treated to the intense flurry of suspense, corruption and pure action that can only be 24.

I won't go into anymore plot details, as not to spoil the film for anymore else, but be prepared for a fantastic 90min of fun that sets up very nicely indeed to the new 7th season of 24.

Craig