Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic64/100
251 audience votes
Key crew
- Dana SanoOriginal Music Composer
- James GrayDirector
- James GrayWriter
Cast
- Tim RothJoshua Shapira
- Edward FurlongReuben Shapira
- Moira KellyAlla Shustervich
- Vanessa RedgraveIrina Shapira
- Paul GuilfoyleBoris Volkoff
- Natalya AndreychenkoNatasha
- Maximilian SchellArkady Shapira
- David VadimSasha
- Mina BernGrandma Tsilya
- Boris McGiverIvan
- Mohammad GhaffariPahlevi
- Michael KhmurovYuri
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Themes
new york cityhitmanbratva (russian mafia)brotherdysfunctional familylos angeles, californiabrooklyn, new york cityailing motherfather son relationshipmother son relationshipbrother brother relationshipbrighton beach