Smother Me
SMOTHER ME
Synopsis
Child sold to trafficker becomes assassin "Snake," haunted by killings until a blind girl changes his path.
In the gray streets of Detroit, young Akio experiences the warmth of his mother's hand for the first time as they make their way to meet a stranger. The harrowing reality seeps in when he realizes that he is sold to Moreh, a child trafficker, never to see his mother again. After passing a life-or-death test, Akio is presented with the choice to abandon his past life and become an assassin. Under the alias "Snake," Akio enters a cycle of regular killings. While he grows more efficient, all of his assassinations haunt him. Everything changes when Snake meets a blind girl whose innocence and compassion give him a new goal, setting him on a tumultuous path that will alter his life forever.
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