Released as "The Professional" in 1994, "Leon The Professional" is director Luc Besson's U.S. debut with 24 minutes of restored footage. Jean Reno and Natalie Portman star as a hit man and a displaced child drawn together by necessity and vengeance in this violent, touching character study. Reno's hit man becomes an unwitting safe harbor for neighbor Portman when her family is killed by rogue federal agents. When Reno takes her in, she iscertain that she can train and become a vigilante too. The film also stars Gary Oldman as the head of the rogue agents who is determined to survive unscathed.
Released as "The Professional" in 1994, "Leon The Professional" is director Luc Besson's U.S. debut with 24 minutes of restored footage. Jean Reno and Natalie Portman star as a hit man and a displaced child drawn together by necessity and vengeance in this violent, touching character study. Reno's hit man becomes an unwitting safe harbor for neighbor Portman when her family is killed by rogue federal agents. When Reno takes her in, she iscertain that she can train and become a vigilante too. The film also stars Gary Oldman as the head of the rogue agents who is determined to survive unscathed.
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