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"Feeling Protected Is Very Seductive"

Mikey and Rose are professional assassins. They are also lovers, and once upon a time Rose also knew Mikey's father. During an elaborate hit job for a malicious gangster, Rose fails to kill the main target, the gangster's pregnant girlfriend. Instead, she delivers her baby and convinces Mikey to help her protect them both. As Rose weakens from cancer, Mikey becomes breadwinner for this unusual family. But tranquility will not last.

Director: Lee Daniels

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Mikey

Helen Mirren

Rose

Vanessa Ferlito

Vicki

Macy Gray

Neisha

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Dr. Don

Stephen Dorff

Clayton Mayfield

Mo'Nique

Precious

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Tom Pasch

Andrew