Little Odessa
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Little Odessa is a 1994 crime drama film directed by James Gray that follows a hitman returning to his Russian-Jewish immigrant community in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Odessa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3332436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Odessa Context triple: [James Gray, notableWork, Little Odessa]
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A.
Sovkino
Sovkino was a Soviet state film production and distribution company active in the 1920s, instrumental in developing early Soviet cinema and promoting revolutionary propaganda films.
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B.
Little Jerusalem
Little Jerusalem is the affectionate nickname for the Italian town of Pitigliano, renowned for its historic Jewish community and well-preserved Jewish quarter.
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C.
Mirgorod
Mirgorod is a collection of short stories by Russian-Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol, known for its blend of folklore, satire, and psychological insight into provincial life.
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D.
Kastoria
Kastoria is a picturesque lakeside city in northern Greece renowned for its Byzantine churches, traditional stone mansions, and historic fur trade.
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E.
Rosenbad
Rosenbad is a prominent government building complex in central Stockholm that houses the offices of the Prime Minister and the Swedish Government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Odessa Target entity description: Little Odessa is a 1994 crime drama film directed by James Gray that follows a hitman returning to his Russian-Jewish immigrant community in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach.
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A.
Sovkino
Sovkino was a Soviet state film production and distribution company active in the 1920s, instrumental in developing early Soviet cinema and promoting revolutionary propaganda films.
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B.
Little Jerusalem
Little Jerusalem is the affectionate nickname for the Italian town of Pitigliano, renowned for its historic Jewish community and well-preserved Jewish quarter.
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C.
Mirgorod
Mirgorod is a collection of short stories by Russian-Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol, known for its blend of folklore, satire, and psychological insight into provincial life.
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D.
Kastoria
Kastoria is a picturesque lakeside city in northern Greece renowned for its Byzantine churches, traditional stone mansions, and historic fur trade.
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E.
Rosenbad
Rosenbad is a prominent government building complex in central Stockholm that houses the offices of the Prime Minister and the Swedish Government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Lion ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tom Richmond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsEthnicCommunity | Russian-Jewish immigrants ⓘ |
| director | James Gray ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Fine Line Features ⓘ |
| editedBy | Dorian Harris ⓘ |
| featureFilmDebutOf | James Gray ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| follows | hitman returning to his Russian-Jewish immigrant community ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasFilmFestivalScreening | Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ loyalty ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | hitman ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dana Sano ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family conflict
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fine Line Features ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | James Gray ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Brighton Beach
ⓘ
Brooklyn ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Edward Furlong
ⓘ
Maximilian Schell ⓘ Tim Roth ⓘ Vanessa Redgrave ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Odessa Description of subject: Little Odessa is a 1994 crime drama film directed by James Gray that follows a hitman returning to his Russian-Jewish immigrant community in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.