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Little Odessa (1994)

Directed by James Gray

Drama | Crime

Overview

Long separated from his Russian family, hitman Joshua returns to Brighton Beach for a contract killing for the Russian Mafia. His abusive father, Arkady, banned him from returning after Joshua committed his first murder. He takes up residence in a hotel, and soon everyone knows he has returned. He goes home to visit his dying mother, Irina, and prepares for the assassination, getting drawn back into the criminal community he left behind.

Rated R | Length 98 minutes

Actors

Tim Roth | Edward Furlong | Moira Kelly | Vanessa Redgrave | Paul Guilfoyle | Natalya Andreychenko | Maximilian Schell | David Vadim | Mina Bern | Boris McGiver | Mohammed Ghaffari | Michael Khmurov | Dmitry Preyers | David Ross | Ron Brice | Jace Kent | Marianna Lead | Gene Ruffini | Tuesday Knight | Leonid Citer

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/16/2018TVStreamingVideo on Demand8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Gritty, solemn crime drama that I think I might’ve seen way back when it first came out, but can’t be sure. Lunchtime watch while working at home today.

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