Lucy (2014)
Directed by Luc Besson

Action / Sci-Fi

Film Synopsis

Lucy is an ordinary young student whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is forced against her will to act as a courier for a new synthetic drug.  Whilst she is carrying the drug in her stomach it leaks from its protective bag and immediately begins to alter Lucy's body.  Before she is fully aware of what is happening to her Lucy has acquired an extraordinary mental capacity.  She has become a super-human.  Now a formidable warrior armed with fantastic powers, she turns her mind to exacting a just revenge against those who put her in this predicament...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Luc Besson
  • Script: Luc Besson
  • Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast
  • Music: Eric Serra
  • Cast: Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), Morgan Freeman (Professor Norman), Min-sik Choi (Mr. Jang), Amr Waked (Pierre Del Rio), Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Limey), Pilou Asbæk (Richard), Analeigh Tipton (Caroline), Nicolas Phongpheth (Jii), Jan Oliver Schroeder (French Mule), Luca Angeletti (Italian Mule), Loïc Brabant (Professor), Pierre Grammont (Professor), Pierre Poirot (Professor), Bertrand Quoniam (Professor), Pascal Loison (Drug Addict), Pierre Gérard (Airport Doctor), Isabelle Cagnat (Airport Nurse), Frédéric Chau (Cabin Manager), Claire Tran (Flight Attendant), François Legrand (Business Man Plane)
  • Country: France
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 89 min

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