Ballerina (2025)
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A ballerina-assassin seeks revenge against a dangerous cult after the death of her father.
The story
Eve Macarro, the daughter of assassins, is taken into the Ruska Roma, an assassins society operating under the guise of performance dancers. After years of training as a ballerina, assassin, and bodyguard, she earns the title of 'Kikimora'. Her life is upended when she kills a Cultist bearing the same mark as those who murdered her father. Despite being warned by the Ruska Roma leadership not to pursue the organization due to a fragile truce, Eve's quest for vengeance leads her to defy orders and seek out the truth about the Cult's identity and their activities across international borders.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Eve Macarro, raised within the Ruska Roma assassin syndicate, becomes a skilled 'Kikimora' after years of training as a ballerina. When she encounters a Cultist with a familiar mark, she ignores a standing truce to hunt them. Her journey takes her to the Prague Continental, where she protects a man named Daniel Pine and his daughter, Ella, from a Cultist attack. She eventually travels to Hallstatt, Austria, where she is captured by the Cult's Chancellor. There, she discovers the truth: the Cult is a refuge for former assassins, and the woman who captured her is her long-lost sister, Lena. After a brutal confrontation and the death of her sister, Eve escapes. The Chancellor declares war on the Ruska Roma, but the Director hires John Wick to stop Eve. John eventually finds her and urges her to stop, granting her until midnight to confront the Chancellor. With John's distant assistance as a sniper, Eve defeats the Chancellor and rescues Ella. She eventually leaves the Ruska Roma, only to find a massive bounty on her head while attending a ballet performance.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 125
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Len Wiseman
- Writers
- Shay Hatten · writer
- Cast and characters
- Ana de Armas · Eve MaCarro; Anjelica Huston · the Director; Gabriel Byrne · the Chancellor; Lance Reddick · Charon; Norman Reedus · Daniel Pine; Ian McShane · Winston Scott; Keanu Reeves · John Wick; Catalina Sandino Moreno · Lena
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- revenge; sisterhood; identity
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; violent
- Premise and plot tags
- spin-off; assassination; ballerinas
- Source material / true-story basis
- John Wick film series
- Franchise connections
- John Wick
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was well-received by audiences.
- Reported review scores
- PostTrak · score: 87% · scale: percent
- Production trivia
- The film was originally scheduled for a June 2024 release.
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