Absolution – A Hitman Story

Synopsis

Alex Kusmin, a hitman working for the Russian mafia has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer when his boss,Nicolas Maximov, sends him to Berlin, to pick up something of high personal value for him: The watch, that Juri Gagarin wore on his first flight to outer space. Alex´ in Berlin living cousin Viktor, shall assist him. But when Alex arrives, he has to recognize that Viktor recently is going his own ways by setting up a prostitution ring. Alex decides to do at least one good deed before he dies by saving Viktor´s latest victim Tanja, who just arrived from the Ukraine, dreaming of a model career. This is the start of a pursuit crosstown Berlin, where Alex meets such bizarre characters like Stanislaw, the Russian dealer in antiques, Orhan, a turkish nightclub owner and Sergej, the reigning world champion in chess boxing. Without willing Alex again has to kill a lot of people to get the watch and save Tanja. When Alex finally fulfills his mission and passes Gagarin´s watch to his boss, Maximov kills Alex instead of showing gratitude. A surprise? Not for Alex! he always knew that this would be the consequence of the mess he left behind in Berlin. But he dies also knowing that Tanja has a second chance to win a better life.

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