directed by: Luc Besson, year: 1994
actors: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman

Léon: The Professional is a 1994 film that follows Léon, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12-year-old Mathilda after her family is murdered by corrupt DEA agents. As Mathilda becomes determined to learn Léon's trade to avenge her brother's death, an unusual mentorship forms. Their relationship becomes a poignant exploration of love and survival in a gritty urban landscape, with intense action sequences and emotional depth that challenge traditional genre boundaries.

Assassin, Protector, Innocence, Redemption, Violence