Whilst in South Sudan on a routine mission, close protection officer Sam Carlson is able to save the lives of two journalists she is protecting when their vehicle is attacked by local insurgents.
Zoe Tanner, the troubled only child of recently deceased business tycoon Eric Tanner, discovers she has been left all her father’s shares in his company, Hassine Mining. This is much to the shock and anger of her stepmother, Rima Hassine, whose family founded the company and who has taken over Eric’s position as CEO. Having succeeded in negotiating a billion dollar deal for phosphate mining in Zambia, Rima demands that Zoe accompany her to the family house in Morocco whilst she completes it. She hires Sam to act as Zoe’s new minder for the trip, with her previous male bodyguard having been fired for sleeping with her. Upon arriving at the family’s fortified Kasbah, Zoe demands that Sam remain for the full time she has been paid and stays the night.
Later that evening, the safehouse’s security system is breached, locking the property down and using its internal defences to kill multiple members of the security team. Heavily armed intruders enter and make their way to Zoe’s room, killing head of security Alik en route. Zoe is able to escape with Sam, and they are picked up by responding police officers. Although the officers assure them they are being taken to a police station, Zoe (who speaks Arabic) overhears them discussing a private address and money. Sam fights and disarms the officers, but Zoe ends up shooting one of them with Sam’s sidearm. The two escape into Casablanca and take refuge in a hotel. News of the incident causes share prices in Hassine Mining to drop considerably, potentially enabling their competitor Sikong to steal the deal from under them. Sam promises to get Zoe out of the country, and is later joined by her boss Conall, with the escape plan being for the three of them to travel as a family to Tangier and take the ferry to Spain. However, they are ambushed at the hotel by men who kill Conall, although Sam is able to save Zoe from being taken after brutally fighting and killing two of the men.
Unable to leave the country without passports, they travel to Hassine Mining headquarters to meet Rima, only to witness her in the car park with one of the men from the hotel. They follow him to a local marina, however Sam is noticed and the two fight, with Sam gaining the upper hand by impaling him with a large fishing hook. Looking through his wallet, the two discover he is also a police officer, and had Rima’s login details for the house security system. Whilst meeting with the selling company, Rima is accosted by a member of competitor Sikong, who implies they are behind the attacks on Zoe. Sam and Zoe return to the abandoned safehouse, where Zoe discovers Sam has a child she put up for adoption at 16. During a meeting to finalise the deal, Rima receives a notification her phone has been accessed by the houses security system, and leaves without signing. The house is surrounded by corrupt members of the police, who refuse to allow a detective from Casablanca working with Rima to enter. Rima arrives by helicopter, and reveals to Zoe she is being blackmailed and is not responsible for the attempts on her life. She is then attacked by one of the mercenaries and the corrupt officers, although Zoe and Sam are able to intervene and eventually save her, although Sam is shot in the wrist. With Zoe and Rima safe and the threat over, Sam leaves to head home, but promises Zoe she will call her daughter.
Duration : 94 Minute
Producer :
- Rupert Whitaker
- Jason Newmark
- Vicky Jewson
Cast :
- Noomi Rapace
- Sophie Nelisse
- Indira Varma
- Eoin Macken
Director : Vicky Jewson
Language : English
Country : USA, United Kingdom
