Viktor (Luke Goss) grew up in the slums of Bucharest. His father was an abusive drunk, constantly in debt to the mob. When they finally kill his father, Viktor proves himself to be tough and resourceful enough to join them. He sees this as his opportunity to escape his life of poverty.
Viktor is taken under the wing of Sergei (Danny Midwinter), a low-level boss. Under Sergei's tutelage, Viktor grows up to become a feared enforcer and a successful hit man. His fortunes change when they are assigned to help Franco (Ray Panthaki), the son of Sergei's boss Traffikant (Stephen Marcus), on a drug deal. Franco freaks out and kills the man he was buying from, and Viktor and Sergei are forced to help him cover up.
Unfortunately, the man Franco killed was also the son of a powerful mob boss. Viktor comes home one day and finds Sergei waiting for him. Sergei explains that Traffikant is sure that the murder cannot be concealed forever, so he ordered Sergei to kill Viktor. He doesn't want to, but it's either Viktor or him. Viktor manages to give Sergei the slip, but he knows he can't hide forever. He fakes his own death and flees to England.
Arriving safely in London, he makes contact with a local crime boss hoping to get work with his organization. He gets in their good graces by grabbing an informant from police custody and delivering him to them. He is sent to kill a woman named Bethesda (Caroline Tillette), when he finds her being attacked and beaten by thugs, he rescues her instead. They fall in love and move in together, with Viktor hiding her from the gangsters who wanted her dead.
The film has a wrap-around gimmick borrowed from "Interview with the Vampire". At the beginning of the film, after performing a hit, Viktor sits down with a film director to tell him the film's story. This seems largely like an excuse to use narration to help tell the story, but it turns out to be integral to the plot. As Viktor nears the end of his story, Bethesda arrives and it's revealed why Viktor has been telling his story to this man.
The cover art for this release makes it look like a straight-to-video sequel to Timothy Olyphant's "Hitman" film. It's better than that though. It's largely the next instalment in Luke Goss's plan to become the low-rent Jason Statham. If the phrase "low-rent Jason Statham" sounds pretty cool to you, you'll most likely enjoy this film. It largely covers familiar territory, but it covers it well, and has a few genuine surprises waiting at the end.
Viktor is taken under the wing of Sergei (Danny Midwinter), a low-level boss. Under Sergei's tutelage, Viktor grows up to become a feared enforcer and a successful hit man. His fortunes change when they are assigned to help Franco (Ray Panthaki), the son of Sergei's boss Traffikant (Stephen Marcus), on a drug deal. Franco freaks out and kills the man he was buying from, and Viktor and Sergei are forced to help him cover up.
Unfortunately, the man Franco killed was also the son of a powerful mob boss. Viktor comes home one day and finds Sergei waiting for him. Sergei explains that Traffikant is sure that the murder cannot be concealed forever, so he ordered Sergei to kill Viktor. He doesn't want to, but it's either Viktor or him. Viktor manages to give Sergei the slip, but he knows he can't hide forever. He fakes his own death and flees to England.
Arriving safely in London, he makes contact with a local crime boss hoping to get work with his organization. He gets in their good graces by grabbing an informant from police custody and delivering him to them. He is sent to kill a woman named Bethesda (Caroline Tillette), when he finds her being attacked and beaten by thugs, he rescues her instead. They fall in love and move in together, with Viktor hiding her from the gangsters who wanted her dead.
The film has a wrap-around gimmick borrowed from "Interview with the Vampire". At the beginning of the film, after performing a hit, Viktor sits down with a film director to tell him the film's story. This seems largely like an excuse to use narration to help tell the story, but it turns out to be integral to the plot. As Viktor nears the end of his story, Bethesda arrives and it's revealed why Viktor has been telling his story to this man.
The cover art for this release makes it look like a straight-to-video sequel to Timothy Olyphant's "Hitman" film. It's better than that though. It's largely the next instalment in Luke Goss's plan to become the low-rent Jason Statham. If the phrase "low-rent Jason Statham" sounds pretty cool to you, you'll most likely enjoy this film. It largely covers familiar territory, but it covers it well, and has a few genuine surprises waiting at the end.