Red Sparrow
Dawn Garcia
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A Film Unraveling the Art of Deception
SYNOPSIS
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel thesecurity of both nations.
As Jennifer Lawrence’s career has catapulted into major stardom, I’m an avid fan of her films. There are a great many reasons I find her endearing but among them is her uncanny ability to choose really complex characters and give them a stoicism or charm or vulnerability no one else can give to the role. So when it came time to head to the 20th Century Fox studio lot for a screening of her latest film, Red Sparrow, I was really looking forward to it.
Based on a book by ex-CIA agent Jason Matthews, Jennifer Lawrence plays Dominika Egorova, a once thriving Russian ballerina with a bad temper who has a tragic accident. After a painful surgery and the urging of her uncle, she is then recruited by the Russian government. During her recovery, the ballet company stopped paying her rent and covering the medical care for her ailing mother. Dire to save her mother, she is left with two choices: Die or serve her country by becoming a Sparrow. Having no choice but join the ranks of a rather haunting espionage training facility, the decision to become a Sparrow wins out
Opening today nationwide, we had the privilege of getting a preview of Red Sparrow starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton by being invited to the 20th Century Fox lot screening room. The film is a look at the art of espionage. Read all about it below: