Genre: Action/Superhero
Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Producer: Chad Taylor
Based on Marvel Comics characters
Cast: Diane Kruger, Til Schweiger, Christian Berkel, Andreas Wisniewski, Betty Gilpin, Conan Stevens, Stephanie Beatriz, Maggie Q, Sebastian Koch, Diana Staehly, Lina Keller, Mark Webber (cameo)
Plot:
1981
Ernst Sablinova (Sebastian Koch), The Silver Sable, a Symkarian mercenary, arrives just over the Serbian border. He sets up camp and waits. After a moment he hears a truck arrive a long way in the distance, barely visible by eye. Then another arrives, and another. Ernst lays flat on his stomach and retrieves a sniper rifle. He looks through the aim, and breathes slowly. Men begin taking out cases of weaponry from one truck and load them into another. Two men shake hands and as they pull away Ernst takes the shot, killing one of the men. He then shoots one of the trucks causing it to explode, killing a few more men. He packs up his gear and begins the walk back to Symkaria. Two men hide behind another truck, they peer out and look at what has transpired.
Ernst treks through the rest of Serbia all the way to his home in Symkaria. The whole of Symkaria is run down as the economy of Symkaria has been in turmoil for many years.
Arriving home Ernst is met by his wife Anastasia (Diana Staehly) with a baby goat in her hands. She is bottle feeding the goat as she kisses her husband. She asks him when he is finished with all of this, he has a daughter, they need to be a family, finally. Their young daughter Silver Sablinova, no older than 12 runs toward her father and hugs him, she asks for him to tell her about his journeys. He smiles and says when they get inside. As they walk he asks if she has been doing her training. She looks up to her father, “Always.”
OPENING CREDITS
2020
Silver Sablinova (Diane Kruger), spars against 5 different men. Using nothing but her hands against the men with batons, she easily dodges and counters their attacks, leading to her knocking them all out. Her uncle Morty (Christian Berkel) interrupts the training with some “urgent” news. As CEO of Sable International, Silver must intervene with rising crime in European nations. As they walk toward her office, Morty informs her that the major was spotted leaving his Serbian home just moments ago. Silver tells Morty that they will be getting her mother’s killer today.
1987
Now retired from the mercenary business, Ernst is CEO of Sable International. Due to his brother and sister in laws death, he had taken in their baby daughter, Anna. Although reluctant to do so at first Anastasia convinced him otherwise, their family grew even more.
An 18 year old Silver (Lina Keller) takes her baby cousin for a walk in the stroller with her uncle Morty. Morty and Silver talk about how one day all of this will be hers, she is the heir to Sable International. She will one day take up the mantle of the Silver Sable. She looks to him and asks what If that’s not what she wants, what if she just wants a family. Morty tells her that she will not be able to do both. She needs to think of legacy or a family.
Ernst and Anastasia are having a quiet conversation when Ernst sees a figure running away outside. He tells Anastasia to stay put as he investigates. As he steps outside the whole house explodes, it sends Ernst flying outside.
Silver and Morty look back to the building, Silver leaves Anna with Morty as she runs back to the house. She sees her father, lying on the ground, unconscious, she calls out for her mother to no answer. Out of the corner of her eye she sees a man running. Immediately Silver gives chase. The man is no match for her speed, as she catches him easily. The two engage in a fight that leads to Silver gaining the upper hand and pinning him to the ground. She demands to know who sent him. He grabs a pill from his pocket, “Long live the Major.” He has the pill and immediately dies.
The fire department confirm that her mother’s remains were found in the ashes. Her father died from his wounds. Silver is Anna’s only blood family left, Anna is placed in Silver’s care. As is Sable International.
2020
Silver flies over Serbia in her helicopter. She lowers herself down onto the road in front of an oncoming car. She grabs out her derringer and shoots the tires out. This causes the car to swerve into a nearby rock. The Major crawls out of the car with a pistol in hand. He aims it up at Silver but she throws a dagger at his hand causing him to drop the gun. She kicks the gun away and kicks him in the face. He begins begging for his life. She aims the gun at him asking if he let their parents ask for their life. He has no idea what she is talking about. She reminds him of the explosion that killed Anastasia and Ernst Sablinova. He tells her that it was not him, his regime was toppled at this time by his second in command, Toler Weil, he is who she wants, not him. She asks where to find Weil. Major, almost crying tells her that he last heard he was in Washington D.C, running some type of weapons dealer. She radios in for someone, to come and pick Major up. As she grabs a hold of the rope for the helicopter another one comes down to collect Major and take him away.
Toler Weil (Til Schweiger) commands his men all wearing ULTIMATUM uniforms. They are all loading crates full of ammunition onto a cargo ship bound for Serbia. A large man Dmitri Petrovich (Conan Stevens) walks toward Weil. Weil calls him over and says that he has received word that a surviving Sablinova is here in Washington. He demand that he find the woman and bring her to him. Petrovich asks where he will find the woman. Weil mentions Capitol City College, Petrovich nods his head and heads off.
In the helicopter Silver talks with Morty. He asks her when the last time she spoke to Anna. They spoke not long ago, she had only told her who she was 2 years ago. She reveals that it was somewhat difficult giving her up for adoption when she was two, but she needed to focus on Sable International. Morty says he remembers what she went through, but that she made the right choice. He tells Silver that maybe now could be a good time to catch up, after Weil is dealt with anyway. She nods her head and says while they are flying she will give her a call. Silver rings Anna and she picks up. Silver tells her that she will be in Washington on business for the next few days and that the two of them should catch up, just as Anna is about to respond her line goes silent.
Dmitri has located Anna (Betty Gilpin) and taken her by her hair. He throws her in the back of the van and drives away with Anna screaming.
Silver looks to Morty and tells him she thinks something is off, she will need to go to the university first to find out, Weil can wait.
Dragging Anna out of the van, he throws her in front of Weil and begins tying her to a chair. He then begins to monologue. Saying the Sablinova’s took everything from him in Serbia. She shakes her head, pleading, telling him she is not a Sablinova, not really. He slaps her, not wanting to hear it. He tells her that Ernst killed his brother, killed his father and destroyed his supply trade in Serbia. So he wanted to return the favour, destroy everything he loves and let him watch. He adds that although the plan didn’t work out, he still wants to destroy everything that he loved. She begs and cries, telling him again she isn’t a Sablinova. In a fight for her life she offers up her cousin Silver, she says that she truly is the last Sablinova, the daughter of Ernst. Weil puts away the knife intrigued, he simply sits back in his chair, pondering over the fact he could be ending the Sablinova lineage.
Morty hovers over the university as Silver lowers herself down. She lands and immediately asks someone where to find Professor Anna Sablinova, the student shakes her head, but Silver rephrases Professor Anna Weying. She tells Silver that Anna doesn’t work today. Silver calls for the helicopter and gets it to take her to Anna’s apartment. Arriving at the apartment she lowers down to the window and opens it to get inside. Inside eating is Anna, who is scared by Silver just diving through. Silver asked her what happened on the phone, Anna looking tense says that she got bad reception. Silver lets out some air, saying she had her worried. Silver says now she knows shes safe, she has some business to tend to. Anna tells her that they might as well catch up now she’s here. She motions with one of her fingers pointing toward the next room. The two of them act normal, as they walk to the sofa. Silver tells her that she will get them some water. She immediately goes in the next room but is sent straight back out by Dmitri, knocking the guns from the holster. Silver throws Anna something and tells her to run, she will find her. Anna leaves the apartment.
Dmitri grabs Silver’s head with one hand and picks her up. With downward force she elbows the arm, allowing her a split second, she slips under his legs and kicks the back of his knee, causing him to drop. She grabs a frying pan and goes to hit him over the head but he grabs the pan, actually hitting Silver with it. Dmitri walks to the window and witnesses Anna running out of the building, she is immediately grabbed by men in an SUV. Dmitri smiles and walks back to Silver. He grabs a knife from the kitchen. Silver shakes the hit off and grabs a dagger from her boot. She throws it at Dmitri, only hitting him in the shoulder. He simply rips the dagger out and throws it back at Silver, she manages to get out of the way of it. Seeing her derringer on the floor she attempts to make a run for it. Dmitri sees this and runs toward her shoulder charging her into the next room. She reaches for her comms and simply says “Tango”. The noise of a helicopter gets louder, then something is thrown into the apartment. It explodes leaving smoke everywhere. Silver runs through the smoke and jumps out the window, grabbing the rope that hangs from the helicopter. The helicopter flies away, with Dmitri looking on in anger.
In the helicopter Silver talks to Morty and tells him that Anna is in trouble with Weil. She connects her phone to a television in the chopper. She inputs a password and up pops a red dot on the map of Washington DC. She directs Morty to follow the dot, that is where Anna is and that is where they will find Weil. She adds that she may need a little help, she tells Morty to call the Wild Pack, it’s time for a little reunion.
Silver and Morty land at what looks like an army base, she immediately walks straight into a tent. Rachel Quentino (Stephanie Beatriz) sees her, she immediately talks to her about upgrades to weaponry. Quentino is or rather was the tech expert for the Wild Pack. Now Silver wants the band back together she is back in business. Silver tells her not to do any upgrades, everything is perfect she just needs the man power. Walking out the other side of the tent she is met by the rest of the Wild Pack. 4 other people. One of them, Amy Chen (Maggie Q) hugs Silver. She asks what the job is this time. Silver gathers them all, telling them that she needed the best mercenaries worldwide, this job is about family. She begins filling them in on Weil and his muscle Dmitri. She says that Weil will have all of the ammunition in the world and won’t blink twice about killing any of his men.
Weil is furious at Dmitri for letting Silver go. He tells him that he’s lucky he is useful enough, otherwise he would be dead on the floor right now. He tells Dmitri to get the trucks on the road and tell the rest of the men to be on lookout for Silver, she will be coming for her Anna soon enough. Dmitri leaves and Weil turns his attention back onto Anna. He tells her she is lucky that she is a part of his plan, otherwise, well she would not be here to witness the death of her cousin.
Silver and the Wild Pack load into a van with Morty driving it. She thanks them all for joining her on this, she doesn’t know if she could do it without them. Without her family. Chen and Quentino assure her that they will find her cousin and bring Weil to his knees.
Silver looks at her phone telling Morty to stop here, they will go on foot the rest of the way. They unload the van, Quentino emerges with gauntlets on her arms, allowing for electronic bursts. Silver and the Wild Pack travel towards Weil’s Compound on foot. They stop at a distance, Silver signals for the others to go in. Silver stays put and puts out a drone. She examines the Compound finding 3 trucks leaving. She radios to the members of the pack, that she does not want those weapons gone. Chen stays to fight while Quentino and the others go after the trucks. Through the drone she can see 8 men with guns, including Dmitri, however Weil is nowhere to be seen.
Silver catches up with Chen and tells her what she learned. She suggests that the two of them go in silent, take them out and work their way to Weil. Silver and Chen sneak up to the two entrance guards that are doing the rounds, Silver places her hand over ones mouth and snaps his neck, Chen does the same to the other. At the same time however Dmitri checks in on the guards over comms. Hearing no response he immediately tells Weil to lock down. Dmitri charges out to the pair of them, Chen tells Silver she will keep the beast busy while she goes after Weil. Silver thanks her and slips past Dmitri. Chen begins evading Dmitri’s strikes as Silver encounters multiple men with guns. Silver manages to hide behind a truck, eventually climbing to the roof she pulls out two derringers and begins spraying bullets upon the men.
Quentino is on a motorcycle and chasing the trucks down, she reaches one of them and using her electronic pulses she causes the truck to crash. This is bad news however as the crash causes an explosion, leading to many houses being destroyed. As she rides Quentino looks back with a bit of sadness. Quentino stops and goes back toward the house, ordering the rest of the Wild Pack to follow. She looks for any sign of people but can only find one man that is still breathing, in a car. A piece of glass had entered his head, his wife in the car next to him dead from the explosion. Quentino repeatedly apologises as tears fall.
Back to the action Silver is back on the ground. 3 men charge at her. One grabs her from behind locking her arms in. The other two begin punching her in the face and stomach. Silver flips over the man behind her and pushes him into the others. She grabs the remaining two daggers from her boots and throws it at one man, causing him to drop.
The fight between Chen and Dmitri bursts into the same area. Dmitri is all over Chen and walks slowly toward her. Silver decides to leave the other two and help Chen fight off Dmitri. Anna however screams out causing Silver to stop in her tracks. Weil has her and is loading her into an SUV. He begins to drive off, leaving them all behind. Little does Weil know that Anna still has the tracker on her. Silver stays and helps fight off Dmitri and the remaining goons. Silver runs toward a truck and grabs out ammo for her derringer. She immediately turns it on to the two goons who drop dead. Dmitri charges at Silver, causing the gun to drop. Silver and Chen rise. The two of them use some tandem offense to take down the giant. Targeting his legs before stabbing him through the chest.
Silver and Chen jump on a motorbike and ride after Weil. They dodge traffic the whole way through, they manage to catch up but Weil bumps them off the road, causing them to go down a hill. Silver calls Morty for the helicopter. Chen drives as far up as she can go and Silver leaps to grab a hold of the rope from the helicopter. He flies her next to the SUV. She swings herself into the passenger seat. Weil pulls a gun on her but she knocks it out of his hand. Silver kicks him in the face a few times until the SUV crashes into multiple cars. Silver gets out of the SUV as does Weil, however Weil grabs Anna by the hair and holds her with a gun toward her head. Silver tells her to stay patient everything will be fine. Anna elbows Weil in the stomach and Silver throws a knife at him, as he falls back he fires the gun, but all the bullets miss. Silver walks up to Weil, he continues to try and shoot her but he has run out of bullets. She grabs the knife that she hit him with, covers his mouth and slices him. Leaving him for dead. Silver walks back to Anna and walks away with her to a waiting helicopter.
Arriving back in Symkaria Silver’s wounds are tended to, Quentino apologises to her about letting the trucks get away. Silver tells her she is sure one of the new heroes will take it down, and if not she can do it down the road. Chen tells her that she is glad they could get together but is a little upset it wasn’t the whole team. Silver tells her she is glad it wasn’t, she couldn’t imagine being in the same room as Foreigner. Chen, Quentino and herself laugh. Silver then walks over to another room, she looks in and sees Anna, Silver asks her if everything is fine. Anna nods and thanks her for saving her. Silver tells her she never should have had to. She never should have given her up. The two of them hug.
Later Morty approaches Silver, he tells her she is needed in Munich.
Mid Credit Scene: Quentino is at the hospital to visit the man from the car, Marcus Lyman (Mark Webber). He is now awake, and through the operation has had a metal plate placed on the left side of his head. She apologises for what happened to him she was just nearby and tried to save him. He looks to her simply saying “Judy”. Before grabbing her by the neck. Quentino manages to get away, scared.
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