Hanna (film)

Hanna
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoe Wright
Screenplay by
Story bySeth Lochhead
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Edited byPaul Tothill
Music byThe Chemical Brothers
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 April 2011 (2011-04-08) (United States)
  • 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06) (United Kingdom)
  • 26 May 2011 (2011-05-26) (Germany)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million
Box office$65.3 million

Hanna is a 2011 action thriller film directed by Joe Wright. The film stars Saoirse Ronan as the titular character, a girl raised in the wilderness of northern Finland by her father, an ex-CIA operative (Eric Bana), who trains her as an assassin. Cate Blanchett portrays a senior CIA agent who tries to track down and eliminate the girl and her father. The soundtrack was written by The Chemical Brothers.

Hanna was released in North America in April 2011 and in Europe in May 2011. It received positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances of Ronan, Bana and Blanchett as well as the action sequences and themes.