The Elite (2001)

Director
Terry Cunningham

Main cast
Joel West; Jason Lewis; Jürgen Prochnow; Derek Brewer; Keith Brewer

Genres
Action, Crime

Description
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.


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