Little Odessa
“Brothers in blood. Partners in crime.”
CrimeDrama
Long separated from his Russian 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.
VIBE
A heavy, melancholic atmosphere permeates this grim crime drama. It's a character-driven descent into the suffocating grip of familial obligation and the brutal realities of the Russian mafia, steeped in a palpable sense of dread.
bleakgrittysombertenseslow-burnneo-noircharacter studygritty realismfamilycrimebetrayalmasculinity
bratva (russian mafia)brotherdysfunctional family
