Nikita
(1990)
★ 7.1 IMDb · 2,211 votes
Year: 1990
Runtime: 117 мин
Country: France, Italy
Director: Люк Бессон
Cast: Анн Парийо, Жан-Юг Англад, Чеки Карио, Жан Рено, Marc Duret, Жанна Моро, Patrick Fontana, Ролан Бланш, Jacques Boudet, Jean Bouise
Plot
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
An urgent life-or-death dilemma befalls Nikita--the feral street girl and violent drug addict--after killing a police officer at point blank. Hopeless, Nikita is given a new lease of life, when she reluctantly exchanges her doomed fate for a secret government program that promises to mould her into a cold-blooded assassin under the wing of her sadistic mentor, Bob. Now--with a new set of skills, a new identity, and lethally sophisticated looks--Nikita is the ultimate weapon and the perfect puppet for doing the government's dirty work; however, what happens if this trained killer chooses love over death?