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Saoirse Ronan's forgotten 14-Year-Old film with A-List cast comes to Netflix next month

Movie buffs will be in for a treat as Saoirse Ronan's little known action gem is coming to Netflix . Hanna will be available to watch for free on the streaming platform from May 1. The action-packed thriller features Saoirse as the main character of Hanna Heller. The American-born Irish actress plays a fifteen-year-old girl living in the wilderness in Finland while being raised by her father, Erik, (Eric Bana), an ex-CIA operative. It's a no-holds-barred thriller with an impressive storyline. Trained at an early age to become an assassin, the young girl's journey is explored in the film as she treks across Europe, evading government agents who are trying to hunt her down and eliminate both her and her father. Read More Related Articles Jenna Bush Hager announces major career move in heartfelt statement Read More Related Articles Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly moves on from series as she joins new detective drama As she goes on her journey, Hanna begins to learn even more about her existence and upbringing, and the brain-box unravels government secrets in the story. That is just one part of the huge appeal of the movie. A new Saoirse Ronan movie is coming to Netflix It's not just Saoise added her celebrity to the line-up. It's quite the all-star cast. In addition to Ronan and Bana, the film stars Cate Blanchett as Marissa Wiegler, the senior CIA agent who sends out the agents to hunt down Hanna and her father. Even as a child, Hanna was trained by her father with the sole intention of killing Marissa, which ultimately leads to an epic life-or-death confrontation between the two as the film reaches its climax. It's hardly surprising then the film won rave reviews. Ronan, Blanchett and Bana were all praised for their performances following Hanna's release in 2011. It maintains a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It got the thumbs up from audiences too with over 50,000 audience member reviews. Hanna holds a strong 66% audience approval rating. The film is often praised for its expertly choreographed action sequences and unique take on a revenge thriller, with The Chemical Brother's soundtrack also often deemed a highlight. Meanwhile Saoirse has been praised by fans for taking on an all-male audience on Graham Norton. Saoirse, 30, appeared on the show alongside fellow actors Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne as they promoted their upcoming projects. Eddie, 42, revealed that when training for The Day of the Jackal, his upcoming Peacock miniseries, he was taught how to use a phone to retaliate if he was attacked. Paul, 28, then quipped: "Who is actually going to think about that? If someone actually attacked me, I'm not going to go 'phone'." Graham, 61, then laughed as he pretended to hold a phone in an attempt to fend off an assailant, saying, "Can you hold on a second?" to which Eddie replied, "That's a very good point." Saoirse then interrupted the laughing men as she stated: "That's what girls have to think about all the time." The male guests then all fell silent as she continued by asking the audience "Am I right, ladies?" before she received a round of applause from them.