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1988 Certificate 12
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FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) meets young Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) when the teen applies for the Air Force Academy. But some information catches Parmenter's eye and alerts him to the fact that all is not right. He finds that Jeff is the son of sleeper Soviet agents, planted in the US many years ago. In the course .. Read more

Starring Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch
Director Richard Benjamin
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Little Nikita

FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) meets young Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) when the teen applies for the Air Force Academy. But some information catches Parmenter's eye and alerts him to the fact that all is not right. He finds that Jeff is the son of sleeper Soviet agents, planted in the US many years ago. In the course of Roy's investigation, he manages to develop a warm friendship with the boy. So he can't help but to get involved when he finds that someone else is trying to disturb the Grants' quiet life Parmenter's old rival, KGB operative Karpov. Karpov wants to force the reluctant Grants to go after a renegade Russian spy. Now the two cold war adversaries, Parmenter and Karpov, become once again engaged in a battle of wits and nerves with the fate of the Grants at stake.

Starring Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch, Caroline Cava
Director Richard Benjamin
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Released DVD: 20 Feb 2006
Production year: 1988
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Sleepers were spies planted in key locations with orders to live unremarkable lives so that, when activated, their operations would not arouse suspicion. The sleepers in this case are the parents of teenager River Phoenix, whose application to join the US Air Force arouses the suspicions of FBI agent Sidney Poitier. The intriguing premise behind this picture — also known as Little Nikita — is wasted by director Richard Benjamin, who settles for a mildly diverting game of cat and mouse as Poitier and Phoenix join forces to catch the real Soviet snakes.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • A refreshingly original thriller that is also a wrenchingly poignant family drama... How good it is to have Poitier back in front of the camera...

    • Los Angeles Times
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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    Rated - 4 stars

    River Phoenix makes this film ...

    River Pheonix makes maximum use of an ordinary script and unbelievable plot. The movie is enjoyable to watch and demonstates what a great talent River was in his all too short life.

      • A customer from WANDSWORTH, lONDON
      • Posted 07 Mar 2006 09:58

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