Resident Evil: Retribution is a 2012 action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. A direct sequel to Resident Evil: Afterlife, it is the fifth installment in the Resident Evil film series, loosely based on the video game franchise of the same name. It's also the third to be written and directed by Anderson after the first film and previous installment. The film focuses on Alice captured by the Umbrella Corporation, forcing her to make her escape from an underwater facility in the Extreme North, used for testing the T-virus. Written and directed by Anderson, Retribution was planned to be filmed back to back with the Sixth installment, but Anderson decided to focus on the fifth film. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario from mid-October to December 23, 2011. The film has many returning actors and characters, along with new characters from the video games not featured in the previous films, including Ada Wong, Leon S. Kennedy, and Barry Burton.
| Director | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Produced by | Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson, Robert Kulzer, Don Carmody, Samuel Hadida |
| Writer(s) | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| Starring | Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Aryana Engineer, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe, Li Bingbing |
| Music | Tomandandy |
| Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
| Edited by | Niven Howie |
| Production, company | Constantin Film, Davis Films, Impact Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing (Worldwide), Constantin Film (Germany) |
| Released | September 03, 2012 (Tokyo), September 14, 2012 (United States), September 20, 2012 (Germany), September 26, 2012 (France) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Germany, United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $240.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 70220029 |
About Resident Evil: Retribution
The fifth installment in the series finds Alice escaping from an Umbrella Corporation testing facility that has been turning people into legions of flesh-eating zombies. Alice is the human race's last hope for survival.
Achievement of Resident Evil: Retribution
The film is based on the video game series of the same name. The film grossed over $240 million worldwide.
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Latest information about Resident Evil: Retribution updated on July 28 2021.
