The Hero

The Hero

2019 · 120 min · ★ 5.9 · Action, Crime, Drama

An alumni of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service who is settled in Europe gets a call from his father who was considered dead and he sets on a mission to find him with the help of his first love.

Directed by Karen Oganesyan · Written by Nikolai Kulikov

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