Nikita (A Briliant New Thriller) - Anne Parillaud - Palace Premiere - Large Box - PAL - VHS

Nikita (A Briliant New Thriller) - Anne Parillaud - Palace Premiere - Large Box - PAL - VHS

MIERE"Anne Parillaud brings an electric presence to the title role, a Lethal Weapon who is Licensed To Kill." SUNDAY TIMESPALACE "An action movie with black wit, sexual tension, finger-chewing suspense." WHATS ON An exceptional film. There hasn't been a better thriller all year." MELODY MAKER "Nikita-intense, brutal and powerful action from Luc Besson's female Terminator." MS LONDON

Nikita is an explosive action-packed thriller from Luc Besson, director of Subway and The Big Blue. Anne Parillaud stars as Nikita - a junkie, who, while committing, a robbery on a chemist's shop, murders a cop and is caught by the police, Faced with the choice between a death sentence and a chance to work for the secret service, Nikita spends three years training as a top government assassin Across between Modesty Blaise, a female Terminator and Rambo, Nikita commits one execution after another, killing without remorse or feeling. Life takes a turn when she falls in love with a charming supermarket cashier, Jean-Hugues Anglade (star of Betty Blue) and is forced to choose between her lover or carrying out her most dangerous and cold blooded assignment yet.

Running time: 169 MINS APPROX

*Suitable Only For Resons Of 15 Years And Over