| Blood of the Innocent | |
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| Directed by | Bob Misiorowski |
| Written by | Anatoly Niman (Story) Charles Cohen (Screenplay) |
| Produced by | Joseph Newton Cohen Anatoly Fradis Trevor Short David Varod |
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| Cinematography | Yossi Wein |
| Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz |
| Music by | Vladimir Horunzhy |
| Production companies | Action Films Millennium Films Republic Pictures Showtime Networks |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures Home Video |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States/Poland |
| Language | English |
Blood of the Innocent (also released on VHS as Beyond Forgiveness or in Poland as Anioł śmierci (The Angel of Death)) is a 1994 American-Polish direct-to-video film directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Thomas Ian Griffith, John Rhys-Davies, Rutger Hauer, Artur Zmijewski and Bozena Szymanska. The film premiere on Showtime on December 10, 1994.
Premise
A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. He soon discovers that his brother was killed by the Russian mafia, who are killing local peasants and selling their organs on the black market.
Cast
- Thomas Ian Griffith as Detective Frank Wusharsky
- John Rhys-Davies as Captain Shmuda
- Rutger Hauer as Dr. Lem
- Artur Zmijewski as Detective Marty Wusharsky
- Bozena Szymanska as Patty
- Aleksander Wysocki as "Scarface"
- Jan Prochyra as Zelepukhin
- Jerry Flynn as FBI Agent Reed
- Marcin Szpil as Sasha
- Ilona Kucinska as Sasha's Mother
- Dominika Ostalowska as Sonia
- Andrzej Zielinski as Bjelski
- Stanislaw Brejdygant as Morszytn
- Joanna Trzepiecinska as Anna
- Hanna Dunowska as Dr. Lem's Assistant
- Jerzy Karaszkiewicz as Stan, The Bartender
- Leon Niemczyk as Polish Priest
- Witold Debicki as Polish Bakery Owner
Reception
Website Moria.co gave the film two stars and concluded: "Beyond Forgiveness is routine in most regards, although has some occasional points that make it interesting watching. One of these is that it the filmmakers have actually gone on location and shot in Poland. The shooting around the various castles and markets adds something picturesque and undeniably different to the standard American locations. Misiorowski at least gives a passably credibility to the situation. The plot is not great but the culture clash aspect is effectively conveyed."
References
- "Elko Daily Free Press from Elko, Nevada". Newspapers.com. 1994-12-02. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- "BEYOND FORGIVENESS aka BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT". Moria.co. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
External links
- Blood of the Innocent at IMDb
- Blood of the Innocent at Rotten Tomatoes
- Blood of the Innocent at Moviefone
- Blood of the Innocent at Moria.co
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