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Walls cannot contain the will to exact vengeance! In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, Galia (Olga Kurylenko, Quantum of Solace, Hitman, Centurion) and Eleanor (Ninet Tayeb), share two things: an adjoining wall and a need to escape. Galia is an assassin, forced against her will to kill for the Mafia. She longs for her freedom and to reunite with her young daughter, whom she left back in Russia. Eleanor is a grocery store cashier who dreams of winning the lottery and running away from her abusive husband. The two women unite to take action against their oppressors in an action-packed fight for survival and freedom.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Wow, how do you follow a review like Mr Chambers? I saw this under its original title of 'Kirot' and it was a multilingual where the characters actually spoke the languages they were meant to, ie it was in English, Russian and Hebrew so subtitles were required. Its a gritty and realistic thriller showing a side of Israeli life that you would never normally see and very believable it is too. A world of white slavery run by the Russian mafia that Olga Kurilenko's character tries to escape by becoming an assassin to buy her freedom. Olga Kurilenko demonstrates once again that she is more than just a beautiful face and equal credit must also go to Israeli actress Ninette Tayeb who plays the oppressed housewife next door who befriends her. Well worth watching this is a film you will probably watch again.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I'm going to be extremely candid from the outset here and admit that the only reason I purchased this DVD was because it had the lovely Olga Kurylenko in it. As the sleeve had a picture of Olga firing a gun on the front cover I thought I was in for an action film no brainer with hopefully Olga doing her thing in lots of skimpy skin tight clothing..I know i'm incredible shallow. As it turns out this is actually more a 'Thelma and Louise' type tale charting a woman's attempts to escape the horrors of domestic violence. It's not a bad film but it does rather come across as being a t.v movie and whilst Olga potrays her role admirably the same can't be said for some of her supporting cast who come across as being very 2 dimensional. I think with better casting and with perhaps tighter more claustraphobic camera work to reflect the cheif protaganists sense of entrapment, this film could have made more of a statement about its subject matter. As it is it's watchable, and not just on account of the fact Olga's in it.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a shame it took so long for THE ASSASSIN NEXT DOOR (KIROT) to be released, as it is by far the best movie of the year.
Anyone expecting an action-packed shoot 'em up might be disappointed though. KIROT fits better in the thriller/drama section and that makes the film so compelling. It is a serious and very touching movie about forced prostitution and abuse.
Both stars of this picture, Olga Kurylenko and Ninet Tayeb deliver outstanding performances (it is a pity that Kurylenko hasn't been offered better roles in the US, but that should change after this).
All in all I can only STRONGLY RECOMMEND this movie!!
Anyone expecting an action-packed shoot 'em up might be disappointed though. KIROT fits better in the thriller/drama section and that makes the film so compelling. It is a serious and very touching movie about forced prostitution and abuse.
Both stars of this picture, Olga Kurylenko and Ninet Tayeb deliver outstanding performances (it is a pity that Kurylenko hasn't been offered better roles in the US, but that should change after this).
All in all I can only STRONGLY RECOMMEND this movie!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Overlooked actress
I recommend this little movie about a female assassin, made in Israel, because it packs a punch, especially at the end. Read more
Published 9 days ago by profmax
rent it
Disappointing movie, don't waste your money buying this. if you must see it rent it because after you have seen it once you will not want to see it again.
Published 5 months ago by C. Igbo
Not bad.....
given the budget, i quite liked this film. acting was good, the story kept me interested. a good effort well worth 4 stars in my opinion
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Martin Bull
the assassin next door
I thought this one would be better than it was but if you can percyvere with it you might like it.I would have to watch it at least 5-6 more times
Published 9 months ago by P. A. Pratt
Shoot the Director
This film started out well, with good casting and great atmosphere. The Bad Guys / Pimps were convincingly evil, and the two female leads, Olga Kurylenko (Galia), and Ninet Tayeb... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Fleabeetle
Yes I have seen worse...
I was very dissapointed with this film. Great reviews and supposedly great cast too (yes, I liked 'her' too). Read more
Published 10 months ago by UK Trolley
made in Russia.
Great film this,more thriller/drama than action/adventure,which is good.This Russian film is directed well and has some very good acting,the leading lady (Olga)is both stunning to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by agent smith
Faux feminist hype
I thought the acting was good, as was the characterisation and relationship between the two female protagonists. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jane Easton
i wish Olga Kurylenko lived next door!
strong leading performance by Olga Kurylenko. some great action scenes intensified by the russian dialogue running throughout the film adding credibility to the caracters and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by james mcfarlane
A compelling, moving, and exciting film
I've written a detailed review because this film seems to have had almost no publicity, and in my opinion it deserves to be much better known. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jeffrey M. Chambers
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