Assassin(s)

Assassin(s)

1997 · 133 min · FR · 6.3 (84 votes)
Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz · Starring Michel Serrault, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mehdi Benoufa, Robert Gendreu, Danièle Lebrun, François Levantal · Music Carter Burwell
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Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.

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A grim, existential dive into the twilight of a hitman's career. It's a stark, deliberate exploration of violence as a trade, steeped in a palpable sense of dread and the weight of mortality.

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