The Red One: Triumph

A young criminal's ambition proves to be his downfall in this crime thriller from Russia. After his older brother is sent to prison, 15-year-old Andrei (Petr Ulianov) takes over his sibling's trade as a cocaine dealer. Nicknamed Red, Andrei soon proves as ruthless as his brother; when he finds himself falling for Julia (Ekaterina Cherepukhina), the pretty teenaged girlfriend of rival drug dealer Caren (Aram Gevorkhyan), Andrei decides getting rid of Caren would be helpful in more ways than one. Andrei's attempt to murder Caren touches off a gang war between the two factions of dealers, and Red finds his thirst for love and power carries a very steep price. The Red One: Triumph received its North American premiere at the 2000 Toronto Film Festival.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide