Shooter (2007 film)

Shooter is a 2007 American conspiracy action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film follows United States Marine Corps veteran Bob Lee Swagger Mark Wahlberg, who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. It was released in cinemas on March 23, 2007.

After his escape, Swagger takes refuge with Sarah Fenn, widow of his late spotter and close friend, killed years before in a mission in Africa. He later convinces her to help him contact Memphis with information on the conspiracy. Memphis is blamed for Swaggers escape and is informed that he will face disciplinary review but argues that, given Swaggers training and experience, it is surprising that the president survived and the archbishop standing several feet away was killed. He independently learns that Swagger may have been framed for the assassination and is further made suspicious when he learns that the officer that shot Swagger was himself shot dead just hours later in a mugging.When the agents realize their secret is compromised, they kidnap Memphis and attempt to stage his suicide. Swagger tails them and kills the captors. The two then join forces and visit a firearms expert who provides information on the FBIs ballistics report and a short list of people capable of taking a shot from a distance of one mile or more. Armed with this, they plot to capture the exsniper who they think is the real assassin. Once they find him, he commits suicide after revealing that the archbishop was actually the real target and was murdered to prevent him revealing U.S. involvement in the massacre of an Eritrean village. The massacre was carried out on behalf of a consortium of American corporate oil interests headed by corrupt Senator Charles Meachum. Swagger records the exsnipers confession of his involvement in the African massacre and then, with Memphis assistance, escapes from an ambush by mercenaries. ........

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