June 16, 2023
Extraction II is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo, based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando León González, and Eric Skillman. It is a sequel to the 2020 film Extraction, and Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa reprise their roles, with Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili and Idris Elba joining the cast.
Extraction 2 was released by Netflix on 16 June 2023 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics.
Storyline
Nine months after barely surviving a previous mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tyler Rake retires from mercenary work to a cabin in Austria. There, he is approached by a stranger and asked to rescue Ketevan, the sister of his ex-wife Mia, and her two children Sandro and Nina. Ketevan married Davit Radiani, one of the co-founders of the largest crime syndicate in Georgia. After Davit threw a DEA agent off a bridge, he is imprisoned and unable to bribe his way out due to the pressure from the Americans. Davit forces Ketevan and her children to move into the prison, wishing to be near his family, but the bad living conditions and Davit's abuse cause Ketevan to call Mia for help. Meanwhile, a governor on his payroll informs Davit's brother Zurab that Davit's sentence is extended by ten years. Zurab asks the governor to release his brother, but the governor refuses since he does not want the Americans to go after him. Enraged, Zurab kills the governor and his men. Tyler recruits Nik and Yaz to join him, and they infiltrate the prison. Davit alerts the prisoners, who start a riot. During the extraction, Davit attacks Tyler and Ketevan, resulting in Tyler having to kill him.
Tyler and Ketevan are forced to fight their way through the riot, but manage to board a train and plane and escape to Vienna. However, Sandro, who idolizes his father, secretly contacts his uncle and reveals their location. Zurab and his men find and attack Tyler and his team in their DC Towers in Vienna. Ketevan scolds her son for endangering his own family and naiveness. In the chaos, Sandro abandons his mother and joins Zurab. The team flees in one of Zurab's helicopters, but Zurab mortally wounds Yaz. The team retreat to Tyler's cabin, where he and Ketevan are reunited with Mia.
Tyler apologizes to Mia for leaving on a mission before their son died from cancer. Meanwhile, Avtandil, Zurab's right-hand man and uncle, discourages Zurab from seeking revenge to prevent more losses and to set a better example for his nephew. Refusing, Zurab kills Avtandil and contacts Tyler, telling him to meet at a nearby airfield next to a church. Tyler finds Zurab and Sandro in the church under renovation, with Sandro wearing an explosive vest. Zurab forces Sandro to take Tyler's pistol, but Sandro, having realized his mistake and what kind of people his father and uncle really are, refuses to shoot Tyler. Tyler fights and kills Zurab, but Nik is left wounded as police storm the church.
In the aftermath, Nik and Tyler are imprisoned and Mia informs Tyler that Ketevan and her children have been moved to protective custody, but their assets have been frozen. Tyler tells her to give them $1 million cash, which he had hidden under the third floorboard back in the fireplace in his cabin. She tells Tyler that their son died with good memories of him, and bids Tyler farewell for good. Tyler is transported out of prison to meet with the stranger from the beginning, who came with another job. Tyler will not accept without Nik, only to find that the stranger has brought Nik, knowing Tyler would not go without her.