DVD 110 min. IMDB 8.5

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#116

Crime

Jean Reno	Léon
Gary Oldman	Norman Stansfield
Natalie Portman	Mathilda
Danny Aiello	Tony
Peter Appel	Malky
Willie One Blood	Stansfield's Men/Willie Blood
Don Creech	Stansfield's Men
Keith A. Glascoe	Stansfield's Men
Randolph Scott	Stansfield's Man
Michael Badalucco	Mathilda's Father
Willi One Blood	1st Stansfield man

Regisseur	Luc Besson
Producent	Patrice Ledoux
Schrijver	Luc Besson

Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour's unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.