Little Odessa (1994)

98 min · Drama, Thriller, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

James Gray

Cast

Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell

The story

The film follows the personal relationship between Arkady Shapira, his terminally ill wife Irina, and their two sons, Joshua and Reuben. Joshua, the elder brother, is a hit-man for the Russian-Jewish mafia in Brooklyn and estranged from his family. After finishing a contract killing, Joshua is ordered to kill an Iranian jeweler in Brighton Beach, which he reluctantly accepts.

Catalogue themes and tags

Hitman, vater-sohn, Crime Fiction, Coming of age, Gangster Film, Drama, Crime Drama

Genres

Drama, Thriller, coming-of-age film, crime film, drama film

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