Genre: Action, Thriller
Duration: 1h 49min
Release Date: 16 August 2024
Director: Julian Farino
Writers: Joe Barton, David Guggenheim
Cinematography: Alan Stewart
Music: Adrian Johnston
Producers: Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Jeff Waxman
Production Companies: Closest to the Hole Productions, Municipal Pictures
Story
Mark Wahlberg portrays Joe Reynolds in “The Union,” a film about a skilled but modest construction worker whose life abruptly changes when he is thrown into the dangerous world of espionage. Halle Berry, who plays his former high school sweetheart, is a seasoned CIA agent who recruits him for a top-secret mission that is essential to the country’s security.
Joe finds allies and hidden skills in the shadowy world of spies as he reluctantly makes his way through a maze of international intrigue and danger. As enemies close in from all directions, Joe will need to use physical strength and cunning to unearth a plot that threatens not just his nation but also the people he loves.
Mike Colter, J. K. Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, and James McMenamin portray a cast of dynamic characters in “The Union,” which is directed by Julian Farino and written by Joe Barton and David Guggenheim. The film promises high-octane action sequences and gripping suspense.
With a thrilling soundtrack composed by Adrian Johnston and produced by Mark Wahlberg, Jeff Waxman, and Stephen Levinson, “The Union” promises to be an exhilarating cinematic experience that will have viewers gripped from start to finish.
Plot
“The Union” tells the tale of Jack Henderson (Mark Wahlberg), a competent but modest construction worker whose life drastically changes when CIA agent Sarah Adams (Halle Berry), his high school sweetheart, reappears. Jack finds himself thrust into a dangerous world of international intrigue, espionage, and danger when Sarah enlists him for a crucial US intelligence mission.
Jack reluctantly learns to navigate this new reality and unearths layers of conspiracy that pose a threat to international security. Jack has to rely on his gut feeling and newly acquired abilities to uncover the truth about “The Union,” a covert organization that wants to change the global order, since there are enemies waiting around every corner, including the vicious mercenary Viktor Kozlov (Mike Colter).
Jack races against time to stop a catastrophic event that could change the course of history, aided by a team of operatives that includes the mysterious handler Agent Kingsley (J.K. Simmons), tech specialist Dr. Lydia Park (Alice Lee), and field agent Samantha Holt (Jessica De Gouw).
“The Union,” which was written by Joe Barton and David Guggenheim and directed by Julian Farino, is an exciting journey through the murky hallways of international espionage that combines suspenseful tension with heart-pounding action.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg as the construction worker turned spy
Halle Berry as his old high school sweetheart and intelligence operative
Mike Colter
J. K. Simmons
Jackie Earle Haley
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Alice Lee
Jessica De Gouw
James McMenamin
