: Martin lives a nomadic, low-profile life in London with his precocious 12-year-old daughter, Lisa (Honor Kneafsey). He makes ends meet as a bouncer and through underground MMA fights.
: Despite its modest budget, critics praised the film’s color palette and "dystopian" look, with much of the film shot on location in Ukraine.
Watch the official trailer to see Scott Adkins in action as he navigates the high-stakes world of espionage: LEGACY OF LIES (Scott Adkins) OFFICIAL TRAILER (2020) Eagle Films YouTube• 1 Nov 2020 Martin Baxter Scott Adkins Lisa Baxter Honor Kneafsey Sasha Stepanenko Yuliia Sobol Tatyana Anna Butkevich Trevor Martin McDougall Legacy of Lies (2020) Legacy of Lies [1080p] (2020)
: The film features grounded action and fight choreography by Tim Man , a frequent collaborator of Adkins. Notable sequences include a nightclub shootout and an MMA-style brawl with Leon Sua.
: Twelve years ago, Martin Baxter (Scott Adkins) quit MI6 after a botched mission in Kyiv resulted in the death of his wife, Olga. : Martin lives a nomadic, low-profile life in
: After Martin's daughter is kidnapped by Russian FSB agent Tatyana (Anna Butkevich), he is given 24 hours to deliver Sasha and the files to save Lisa. Production and Style
: Martin is pulled back into the world of espionage when Sasha (Yuliia Sobol), a Ukrainian journalist and daughter of a former contact, seeks his help to retrieve secret documents that could expose Russian covert operations. Watch the official trailer to see Scott Adkins
: The story weaves in themes of free speech and political whistleblowing, which critics noted as particularly prescient given the film’s production in Ukraine.