''The Last Hit Man'' is a 2008

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film directed by Christopher Warre Smets. It tells the story of an aging contract killer who finds himself in crisis between his daughter and his job after an assignment gone awry. The film won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2008

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Synopsis

After he botches a hit, an aging hitman (

Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor. Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...

) discovers that he's dying and decides to hide the truth from his daughter, who's also his business partner and getaway driver. When a younger hit man is sent to clean up the mess, he ends up impacting their lives in more ways than initially intended.

Cast

as Harry Tremayne - Father/Hitman *

Elizabeth Whitmere Elizabeth Whitmere is a Canadian actress working in the United States and Canada. Born and raised in northern Canada, she draws on her experiences there in the development of her characters and her stand-up comedy. Whitmere appeared in her first ...

as Racquel Tremayne/Getaway Driver *

Romano Orzari Romano Orzari (born 12 December 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor. He played Hoagy Carmichael in '' Bix'' (1991), Pvt. Jimmy Rassi in ''Silent Night'' (2002), Joey Perrotta in '' Baby for Sale'' (2004), and Tom in '' Mères et filles ...

as Billy Rosco/Hitman * Michael Majeski as Todd/Boyfriend * William Colgate as Fred Armitage/Harry's boss * Shawn Lawrence as Fuller/Top boss *

Victoria Snow Victoria Snow (born 1954/55)"Cinderella story at Stratford". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 28, 1979. is a Canadian actress."Driven Snow: Proving she can act as well as sing Victoria Snow copped a Gemini for her portrayal of a Metis woman in Daughte ...

as Dr. Marion Mornamore *

Maya Ritter Maya Ritter (born November 9, 1993, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. Career Ritter played the lead role of Molly McIntire in the 2006 television movie '' Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front''. She also starred in the ...

as Young Racquel * Jonnie Chase as Strode/Hired Billy * Sean Orr as Nicholston/Harry's missed hit

Trivia

Phil Elverum Philip Whitman Elverum (; born May 23, 1978) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist, best known for his musical projects The Microphones and Mount Eerie. Based in Anacortes, Washington, in the mid-2000s he began ...

The Microphones The Microphones are an American indie folk, indie rock, and experimental project from Olympia, Washington. The project was founded in 1996 and ended in 2003, with a short reunion following in 2007 and revivals in 2019 and 2020. Across every it ...

and

Mount Eerie Mount Eerie is the musical project of American songwriter and producer Phil Elverum. Elverum (also of The Microphones) is the principal member of the band, but has collaborated with many other musicians on his records and in live performances. ...

recorded an " provised pump organ and electric guitar" soundtrack for this movie in late 2005. * The film was dedicated in memory of Patricia Ragozzino (1948 - 2006).

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