The film was shot in several locations spanning British Columbia (Canada), California (USA), and the Canary Islands (Spain) to create a dynamic action thriller about a former FBI and special forces agent who comes out of hiding after 12 years to protect the daughter she once gave up for adoption. Starring Jennifer Lopez as the heroine forced to confront dangerous enemies from her past, played by Joseph Fiennes and Gael García Bernal. The production skillfully used the town of Smithers and the surrounding Bulkley Valley in British Columbia to portray the fictional Alaskan settlement of Tlingit Bay, while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria convincingly stood in for Havana, Cuba. Studio filming was completed at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood. The film features tense snowmobile chases shot on Hudson Bay Mountain, a dramatic car chase through the streets of Las Palmas, and emotional scenes captured at historic landmarks including the 16th-century Santa Ana Cathedral and the neo-Gothic Church of the Angels in Pasadena.

Filming Locations:

Darrell Bay Ferry Terminal (Tlingit Bay Dock)

In the Movie

Scene where the mother arrives at the dock of the fictional Alaskan town of Tlingit Bay, where she retreats to a secluded community in the wilderness named after the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the Darrell Bay ferry terminal near Squamish, British Columbia, with the impressive Stawamus Chief mountain in the background. This ferry dock sits at the head of Howe Sound and provides a very expressive natural backdrop: a huge granite monolith rises behind it, making the location perfect for a remote coastal settlement in Alaska

Victory Square, Downtown Vancouver

In the Movie

Scene where the park in Cincinnati where the antagonists kidnap Zoe, as well as the final scene where the mother has an apartment in the magnificent Dominion Building, a landmark Beaux-Arts structure completed in 1910

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Victory Square — a small triangular public park in the Gastown district of downtown Vancouver, bounded by West Hastings Street and Cambie Street. The square features a war memorial cenotaph and is surrounded by historic buildings. The film crew redesigned the space to resemble Cincinnati, including placing a bus with local Metro transit logos to convince viewers of the location

Dennis Lake Recreation Site, Hudson Bay Mountain

In the Movie

Scene where the mother's remote forest cabin, where she lives alone, amidst snowy landscapes and dense forest in the fictional Alaskan Tlingit Bay

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the Dennis Lake Recreation Site on Hudson Bay Mountain, near Smithers, British Columbia. The cabin seen in the film was a prop specially built for filming on the shore of this remote lake. The surroundings on Hudson Bay Mountain were also used for snowmobile chase scenes, filmed near the Opal mine off McDonell Lake Road and Microwave Ridge