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65% Critic Match
Little Odessa
“Brothers in blood. Partners in crime.”
6.5 / 10• 1994• 1h 38m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
Long separated from his 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.
Cast & Crew
Tim Roth
Joshua Shapira
Lead
Edward Furlong
Reuben Shapira
Moira Kelly
Alla Shustervich
Vanessa Redgrave
Irina Shapira
Paul Guilfoyle
Boris Volkoff
Natalya Andreychenko
Natasha
Maximilian Schell
Arkady Shapira
David Vadim
Sasha
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Gray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Odessa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
