''Den of Lions'' (Hungarian title: ''Oroszlánbarlang'') is a 2003 film directed and written by James Bruce and produced by Daphne Lerner and Váradi Gábor. It is a violent

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B movie, starring relatively famous actors like Stephen Dorff, Bob Hoskins and more.

Plot

Mike Varga (

Stephen Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Roland West in the third season of HBO's crime drama anthology series ''True Detective'', PK in '' The Power of One'', Stuart Sutcliffe in ''Back ...

) is an

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agent with Hungarian roots and a

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origin. For a new investigation, he is sent to Budapest to infiltrate the Russian mafia, get close to the brutal mafia boss Darius Paskevic ( Bob Hoskins), and end his series of crimes. However, Varga gets into trouble when he falls in love with Paskevic's daughter (

Laura Fraser Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1975) is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series ''Neverwhere'', Kate in the film '' A Knight's Tale'', Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series ''Lip Service'' and Lydia Rodarte-Quay ...

Cast

as FBI Agent Mike Varga * Bob Hoskins as Darius Paskevic *

as Katya Paskevic *

Ian Hart Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries '' One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996 ...

as FBI Agent Rob Shepard *

David O'Hara David Patrick O'Hara (born 9 July 1965) is a Scottish stage and character actor. A graduate of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, he is best known to audiences for his numerous supporting roles in high-profile films; includ ...

as Ferko Kurchina * József Gyabronka as MTI Agent Laszlo Juskus *

Andrew McCulloch Andrew McCulloch may refer to: *Andrew McCulloch (civil engineer) (1864–1945), Chief Engineer of the Kettle Valley Railway in Canada *Sir Andrew McCulloch (British Army officer) (1876–1960), commander of 52nd Lowland Division from 1934&ndas ...

as MTI Agent Gyurka Kovacs *

Tania Emery Tania Merle Emery (born 26 June 1976 in Windsor, Berkshire) is a British actress known for her television role as DC Kate Spears in the ITV police drama ''The Bill''. Before joining ''The Bill'' in 2000, she filmed a trilogy of films about Lond ...

as Rita * Philip Madoc as Grandpa Marcus Varga * Athina Papadimitriu as Aunt Bardi Varga *

Zita Görög Zita Görög ( hu, Görög Zita; born 27 September 1979) is a Hungarian actress and model, often credited as Zita Gorog. Life and career Görög was born in Nagybátony, Hungary. She specialized in drama at the Bródy Imre Grammar School in ...

as Nico (as Zita Gorog) * Attila Szatmari as Tomasz Nazarov * Sarah Ann Schultz as Anna Nazarova * Nabil Massad as Haznl * Robert Wilcox as Yakov * Billie Kaman as Gabi * Mike Kelly as Simon * Akos Horvath as Rita's Husband * Mark Urban as Rita's Son

References

External links

* * 2003 films English-language Hungarian films 2000s English-language films {{Hungary-film-stub