The Hero (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, The Hero is an action, comedy, thriller and drama film directed by Karen Oganesyan, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. Fifteen years ago Andrey graduated from a Secret Service school under the guidance of his father, that trained teenagers to be agents for the Foreign Intelligence Service. When this experimental school is closed, he settles in Europe and cuts ties with Russia. One day his father who was believed to be dead calls him to warn him that some security forces want Andrey dead so he must run and hide. While on the run Andrey finds Masha, his ex-classmate from the Secret Service school. He faces love and betrayal and learns the real scale of the ruthless spy game that he was dragged into against his will.

Who’s in it. The Hero stars Alexander Petrov as Andrey, Svetlana Khodchenkova as Masha, Vladimir Mashkov as Oleg Rodin and Yan Alabushev as Andrey in childhood, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, The Hero has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $2.9M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Hero page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Hero tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.