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1990 Certificate 18
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A beautiful junkie condemned to death for the murder of a policeman is given a chance to live - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. Her lonely existence is warmed when she falls in love with a gentle, humorous man who knows nothing of her bizarre and mysterious life. Remade in the U.S. as POINT OF NO .. Read more

Starring Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau
Director Luc Besson
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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Nikita

A beautiful junkie condemned to death for the murder of a policeman is given a chance to live - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. Her lonely existence is warmed when she falls in love with a gentle, humorous man who knows nothing of her bizarre and mysterious life. Remade in the U.S. as POINT OF NO RETURN and in Hong Kong as BLACK CAT. It was also the basis for the popular US cable television series.

Starring Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau, Tcheky Karyo, Tchéky Karyo
Director Luc Besson
Studio OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 52 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Collections 100 Feisty Females
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Blu-ray: French
Dubbed English, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 31 Mar 2003
Blu-ray: 14 Sep 2009
Production year: 1990
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    After being involved in a robbery, vicious junkie Anne Parillaud is reprogrammed as an assassin for a secret government agency in this extremely exciting thriller with a feminist slant from French director Luc Besson. In paying homage to American action movies, Besson goes one better than his clear inspirations, to craft a beautifully stylised, enthralling and very violent comic strip. Parillaud (married to Besson at the time) is tremendous as the unscrupulous hit woman and Jeanne Moreau's Charm Teacher cameo is a gem. But it's Besson's boldly modern approach to traditional film noir material that makes this elemental mind-blower so striking.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...A slick, calculating mixture of French contemplativeness and American flying glass....[Parillaud is] a nimble and dangerous-looking actress..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 39 out of 41 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Watch in French with subtitles on. Trust me!

    This original Luc Besson version is darker and more believable than the american version with Bridget Fonda (The assassin), It must be watched in French with the subtitles on, It is worth the effort. Do not be tempted to turn the English dubbing on cos it will spoil the film. In the French language a lot more emotion and depth is convayed. The plot is good and this is a film worth a look even if you are not the 'usual' foreign film watcher.

      • A customer from North Wales
      • Posted 09 Sep 2004 09:10

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    This is the one to watch. Keep away from the dreadful remake with Bridgit Fonda in The Assassins.

      • Jules#3 from EDINBURGH
      • Posted 05 Feb 2004 17:53

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      A beautiful junkie condemned to death for the murder of a policeman is given a chance to live - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. Her lonely existence is warmed when she falls in love with a gentle, humorous man who knows nothing of her bizarre and mysterious life. Remade ...