Blood of the Innocent (also released on VHS as Beyond Forgiveness or in Poland as Anioł śmierci (The Angel of Death)) is a 1994 American-Polish direct-to-video film directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Thomas Ian Griffith, John Rhys-Davies, Rutger Hauer, Artur Żmijewski and Bożena Szymańska. The film premiere on Showtime on December 10, 1994.
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Premise
A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. He soon discovers that his brother was killed by the Russian mafia, who are killing local peasants and selling their organs on the black market.
Cast
Thomas Ian Griffith as Detective Frank Wusharsky
John Rhys-Davies as Captain Shmuda
Rutger Hauer as Dr. Lem
Artur Żmijewski as Detective Marty Wusharsky
Bożena Szymańska as Patty
Aleksander Wysocki as "Scarface"
Jan Prochyra as Zelepukhin
Jerry Flynn as FBI Agent Reed
Marcin Szpil as Sasha
Ilona Kucińska as Sasha's Mother
Dominika Ostałowska as Sonia
Andrzej Zieliński as Bielski
Stanisław Brejdygant as Morsztyn
Joanna Trzepiecińska as Anna
Hanna Dunowska as Dr. Lem's Assistant
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz as Stan, The Bartender
Leon Niemczyk as Polish Priest
Witold Dębicki as Polish Bakery Owner
Reception
Website Moria.co gave the film two stars and concluded: "Beyond Forgiveness is routine in most regards, although has some occasional points that make it interesting watching. One of these is that it the filmmakers have actually gone on location and shot in Poland. The shooting around the various castles and markets adds something picturesque and undeniably different to the standard American locations. Misiorowski at least gives a passably credibility to the situation. The plot is not great but the culture clash aspect is effectively conveyed."