My Little Assassin (1999): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1999, My Little Assassin is a drama and tv movie film directed by Jack Bender, running about 92 minutes. “He wanted Cuba. She wanted his heart. Her government wanted him dead.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 1981: Marita Lorenz checks into an Havana hotel and, in a flashback, remembers 22 years' before. At 19, visiting Cuba from New York, she comes to the attention of Fidel Castro, the country's rebel president. He invites her to be his secretary and to be part of the making of the new Cuba. She accepts, but soon learns he already has a capable secretary; Marita's duties lie elsewhere. She becomes pregnant. She's also come to the attention of the FBI and the CIA, so when she wakes up in a US hospital after what may have been a botched abortion against her will in Cuba, her government presses her into service as an assassin: her job, to go back to Cuba and kill her former lover.

Who’s in it. My Little Assassin stars Gabrielle Anwar as Marita Lorenz, Joe Mantegna as Fidel Castro, Robert Davi as Frank Sturgis and Scott Paulin as Stewart Allen, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, My Little Assassin has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Little Assassin page.

If you liked it. Fans of My Little Assassin tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.