Asher (film)
# Asher (film)

Asher (titled Hitman: Redemption in the UK) is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Ron Perlman in the title role. It was written by Jay Zaretsky.

## Premise

Asher is an Israeli former Mossad agent turned gun-for-hire, living an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Approaching the end of his career, he breaks the oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a hit gone wrong. In order to have love in his life before it is too late, he must kill the man he was, for a chance at becoming the man he wants to be.

## Cast

* Ron Perlman as Asher
* Famke Janssen as Sophie
* Peter Facinelli as Uziel
* Marta Milans as Marina
* Richard Dreyfuss as Avi
* Jacqueline Bisset as Dora
* Ned Eisenberg as Abram
* Guy Burnet as Lyor
* William Perry as Black Fella
* Blake Perlman as Hannah
* Joseph Siprut as Craig
* Bobby Daniel Rodriguez as Latin Man
* Charles DelGatto as Bodega Clerk

## Production

Filming began in the Syracuse, New York, area in August 2017.

## Reception

### Box office

The film grossed $2,846 with home DVD sales plus $1,290 home Blu-Ray sales for a total of $4,145 domestic video sales.

### Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

