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Little Odessa

6.6

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Original title

Little Odessa

Year

1994

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Gray

Screenwriter

James Gray

Cast

Music

Dana Sano

Cinematography

Tom Richmond

Producer

Fine Line Features, New Line Cinema, Live Entertainment

Genre

Thriller | Family Relationships. Crime

Synopsis

Joshua, a cold-blooded professional killer, returns to his Brighton Beach boyhood home for a "job." He knows it will be difficult to return to the Russian-immigrant community of his youth--in his eyes, we see anticipation of the inevitable emotional pain and psychic turmoil that seeing his forsaken family and estranged companions will bring him. To do his job, and try to maintain some semblence of sanity, he has had to wall off his humanity from even himself. Seeing his kid brother, who adores him, talking with his dying mother, who still loves him, and yes, arguing with his abusive father, begins to wreak havoc with his personal defenses. As his steely demeanor begins to dissolve, we are shown the soul of a hit-man crumbling away, piece by piece.

Awards: 1994: Venice Film Festival: Best Director

1995: Independent Spirit Awards: 5 Nominations including Best First Feature

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Little Odessa

1994

James Gray

6.6

(2,152)