Red Scorpion

(1988)

★ 6 IMDb · 319 votes

Genres: Adventure, Action, War

Year: 1988

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Namibia, South Africa

Director: Джозеф Зито

Cast: Дольф Лундгрен, М. Эммет Уолш, Аль Уайт, T. P. McKenna, Кармен Аргензиано, Alex Colon, Брайон Джеймс, Ruben Nthodi, Vusi Dibakwane, James Mthoba

Plot

A Soviet commando is sent to eliminate a rebel leader in Africa. Soon he finds himself doubting his mission.

Hesitating in the moment he is about to kill the rebel leader, Nikolai fails and is captured. Rather than being killed outright, he is forced to undergo a shamanic initiation ritual. The ingestion of the poison of a local scorpion, and his initiation ceremony, including scarification (a scorpion), give him a new identity and role in the world: the Red Scorpion.