Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, their relationship quickly sours. But when they become targets of the yakuza, the girls realize they'll have to work together to survive.
In a future Tokyo where assassins are mandated to retire at 21, two teenage killers, Felicia and Anna, struggle to balance their dangerous profession with the mundane realities of high school life. Both are roommates and classmates, trying to maintain a semblance of normalcy while facing the ever-approaching deadline of their mandatory retirement. Their lives become even more complicated when they are forced to work together on a mission that puts them directly in competition, potentially pitting them against each other.
Baby Assassins received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its unique premise, blend of action and comedy, and the performances of its young lead actresses. Some found the pacing uneven, but the film was largely celebrated for its fresh take on the assassin genre and its darkly humorous exploration of teenage angst.
Google audience: Audiences enjoyed the film's wild premise and the dark humor that accompanied the action. Many found the lead actors to be compelling and the concept refreshingly original, though some wished for a more streamlined narrative.
The film's director, Archi Tait, initially envisioned the concept after observing the pressures and anxieties of teenagers in contemporary Japan, translating those feelings into a high-stakes assassin narrative.
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