Little Odessa
“Brothers in blood. Partners in crime.”
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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Cast
19 people
Tim Roth
Joshua Shapira
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
The Incredible Hulk
Edward Furlong
Reuben Shapira
Known for
American History X
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Moira Kelly
Alla Shustervich
Known for
The Lion King
One Tree Hill
Vanessa Redgrave
Irina Shapira
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Paul Guilfoyle
Boris Volkoff
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Air Force One
Natalya Andreychenko
Natasha
Known for
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
Siberiade
Maximilian Schell
Arkady Shapira
Known for
The Black Hole
Deep Impact
David Vadim
Sasha
Known for
The Penguin
G.I. Jane
Mina Bern
Grandma Tsilya
Known for
Flawless
Avalon
Boris McGiver
Ivan
Known for
House of Cards
Evil
Mohammad Ghaffari
Pahlevi
Also in
The Devil's Advocate
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Michael Khmurov
Yuri
Known for
Have Fun, Vasya!
James Gray Director · Dana Sano Composer Tom Richmond Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release May 19, 1995 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,095,885
Production
Live Entertainment
Production
Paul Webster Productions
Production
Addis-Wechsler Productions
Production
Fine Line Features
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
France · September 1, 1994
Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
United States · May 19, 1995
Theatrical
United States
January 24, 1995 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Brazil
February 9, 1996 · Theatrical
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival (James Gray Retrospective)
Canada
September 12, 1994 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
January 4, 1995 · Theatrical
December 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 9, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
June 13, 2018 · Premiere · Champs-Elysées Film Festival
January 3, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
April 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
September 2, 1994 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 28, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
February 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 21, 1995 · Theatrical
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