▁website ▁ ▁Category : Z o os ▁in ▁Ontario ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Ontario <0x0A> </s> ▁Little ▁Od essa ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁American ▁crime ▁drama ▁film ▁written ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁James ▁Gray , ▁in ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut , ▁and ▁st arring ▁Tim ▁Roth , ▁Edward ▁F url ong , ▁Mo ira ▁Kelly , ▁Maxim ilian ▁Sch ell ▁and ▁Van essa ▁Red gra ve . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁follows ▁the ▁personal ▁relationship ▁between ▁a ▁father , ▁Ark ady ▁Sh api ra ▁( Sch ell ), ▁his ▁termin ally ▁ill ▁wife ▁Ir ina ▁( Red gra ve ), ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sons , ▁Josh ua ▁and ▁Re uben ▁( R oth ▁and ▁F url ong ). ▁Josh ua , ▁the ▁elder , ▁is ▁a ▁hit - man ▁for ▁the ▁Russian - J ew ish ▁ma f ia ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁est r anged ▁from ▁his ▁family . ▁After ▁finishing ▁a ▁contract ▁killing , ▁Josh ua ▁is ▁ordered ▁to ▁kill ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁j ew eler ▁in ▁Bright on ▁Beach , ▁which ▁Josh ua ▁rel uct antly ▁accepts . ▁Josh ua ▁stands ▁outside ▁his ▁family ' s ▁a partment , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁sp otted ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁friends ▁S asha , ▁who ▁tells ▁Josh ua ' s ▁brother ▁Re uben ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Re uben ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁hotel ▁where ▁Josh ua ▁is ▁stay ing ▁to ▁see ▁him . ▁Josh ua ▁asks ▁Re uben ▁how ▁he ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁in