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Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.


“He's waited 6 years to settle the score.”
Mike Markovich, a young stockbroker at a Mob-controlled Wall Street firm, is betrayed and imprisoned for six years. When he is released, his deadly quest for vengeance begins.

Matt Levett
Mike Markovich

Toby Leonard Moore
Ricky Zhukov

Anna Baryshnikov
Judi Markovich

Lev Gorn
Alexander Pushka

Rade Šerbedžija
Pappy

Elena Satine
Kat

Boris Lee Krutonog
Slava

David Vadim
Ruslan

Bill Sage
Randy
Ari Barkan
Grigory Boone
Payback is a mystery, thriller, crime, drama film released in 2021. Directed by Joseph Mensch, it stars Matt Levett, Toby Leonard Moore, Anna Baryshnikov. Mike Markovich, a young stockbroker at a Mob-controlled Wall Street firm, is betrayed and imprisoned for six years. When he is released, his deadly quest for vengeance begins.
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