Driven to Kill (Video 2009)

An ex-Russian mobster who is now a crime novelist must confront his past when his family is targeted by violence.

Director:

Jeff King

Writer:

Mark James

Stars:

Steven Seagal, Mike Dopud, Igor Jijikine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Seagal	...	Ruslan
Mike Dopud	...	Boris
Igor Jijikine	...	Mikhail Abramov
Robert Wisden	...	Terry Goldstein
Inna Korobkina	...	Catherine
Zak Santiago	...	Detective Lavastic
Andrew Rasputin	...	Alex (as Alexander Rafalski)
Evgeniy Lazarev	...	Bartender (as Eugene Lazarev)
Laura Mennell	...	Lanie
Aleks Paunovic	...	Tony
Ingrid Torrance	...	Detective Norden
Sergey Nasibov	...	Ilya (as Sergei Nasibov)
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Stephan Abramov
Crystal Lowe	...	Tanya
Daniel Cudmore	...	Young Guy

Storyline

A former Russian mobster named Ruslan, who is now a crime novelist, returns home and discovers his daughter is marrying his arch nemesis. His past also comes back to haunt him when his family is threatened. Hungry for justice, Ruslan returns to the life he once knew...with a vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

daughter | violence | russian | policewoman | fist fight | 

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Taglines:

They took his daughter. So he's taking them down.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, language and some sexuality/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada Russia

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

19 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ruslan

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Echo Bridge Entertainment, Insight Film Studios, Steamroller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Inna Korobkina plays the mother of Laura Mennell but in real life she is almost a year younger than Mennell.

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Goofs

Strip clubs in New Jersey cannot serve alcohol. If a strip club serves alcohol, the dancers must be clothed in at least a G-String and pasties.

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Soundtracks

"Alien Smegma"
Written and Performed by David Steele
Courtesy Smudgedink Music

User Reviews

Way better than the last 2

Not been able to see a preview before I saw this made me a little worried, but I thought, what the hell? Seagal rules. I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. The only flaw was that at times I couldn't understand Seagal. It also appeared as if he did most/all of his fighting and that was nice. It was a pretty good story. It's was your standard revenge flick. It's nice to see Seagal go after bad guys that messed with his family. It was like Urban Justice in a way. I was glad it wasn't that European package crap or conspiracy from the early 90's or 2000's. This was way better than Kill Switch and of course that vampire crap. But not as good as Pistol Whipped.