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Little Odessa

Little Odessa

Brothers in blood. Partners in crime.

19946.41h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by James Gray
Written by James Gray
Produced by Paul Webster
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Top Cast

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Joshua Shapira

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Reuben Shapira

Moira Kelly

Moira Kelly

Alla Shustervich

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Irina Shapira

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Boris Volkoff

Natalya Andreychenko

Natalya Andreychenko

Natasha

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Arkady Shapira

David Vadim

David Vadim

Sasha

M

Mina Bern

Grandma Tsilya

Boris McGiver

Boris McGiver

Ivan

Themes & Keywords

bratva (russian mafia)brotherdysfunctional family

About Little Odessa

Little Odessa is a drama, crime film released in 1994 exploring themes of bratva (russian mafia), brother, dysfunctional family. Directed by James Gray, it stars Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly. 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.

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