Action thriller about the girl awakened from coma

Peppermint, an action thriller starring Jennifer Garner (photo), tells the story of Riley North who awakens from coma only to find out that her husband and 10-year-old daughter had perished from a perceived drive-by shooting at a carnival. With a vivid recollection of the incident, she works with the police to identify the shooters. But corrupt judges and dirty cops controlled by a powerful drug cartel conspire to discredit her eyewitness testimony and all charges are dropped.

Channeling her anger into personal motivation, Riley spends years in hiding honing mind, body and spirit to become a vigilante that both authorities and criminals are having a hard time to pin down. Because justice for her family has been bought, Riley is out to take the lives of her enemies at all costs.

Pierre Morel, the director of Taken and The Gunman, shares why he readily said yes to directing this movie. “Trying to figure out how a regular human being reacts when hit with such a dramatic and brutal situation was compelling to me,” he says. “In a way, it is a continuation of Taken, but with a female protagonist. I think it’s about time.”

Jennifer, who made her mark as an action heroine in the widely popular TV series Alias, and action-heavy feature films such as Elektra and The Kingdom, was eager to play the role.

She says, “I hadn’t filmed a fight sequence for over 11 years, which is a long time to hang up your action chops and try to pull it back together, but I knew I could do it.”

“I don’t know if this version of justice fills the hollowness in Riley’s soul,” admits Jennifer. “At our very first meeting, Pierre and I discussed whether or not revenge is ever appropriate and questioned if what Riley is doing is OK,” she adds. “It’s an interesting and complicated subject to explore within the fictional narrative of an action film.”

From VIVA International Pictures and MVP Entertainment,

Peppermint is now showing nationwide.