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After freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, black-ops agent Mallory Kane is double-crossed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Suddenly the target of assassins, Mallory unleashes the fury of her fighting skills to uncover the truth and turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.

Is there a genre to which Steven Soderbergh can’t turn his hand? The American maestro shows off his action prowess with this globetrotting espionage romp, staging set pieces with muscular abandon. Starring Ewan McGregor and Michael Fassbender, Haywire is a lean, mean, bone-cracking thriller.