Assassination Tango

John J. is a hit man who is sent to assassinate a General in Argentina. To while away his time he meets up with a beautiful dancer, Manuela, who guides him into the sensual world of Tango. Completely captivated by the mysterious world shown to him by Manuela, his world falls about him when he realises why he’s really in town…, Leading man Robert Duvall writes and directs his third feature, the romantic thriller Assassination Tango. John J. (Duvall) is an aging hit man who has settled down into family life in New York with teacher Maggie (Kathy Baker). After he is offered a good sum of money, he accepts a job to kill an Argentinean General in Buenos Aires. When he gets there, he finds out he has to wait three weeks to finish the job, so he stays in Argentina and studies the tango. He meets young dancer Manuela (real-life girlfriend Luciana Pedraza making her film debut) and the two become dance partners and begin to flirt with one another. Meanwhile, the assignment lingers., Robert Duvall wrote, produced, directed and stars in this quirky drama. He plays a veteran American hit man who travels to Argentina for one last job—to assassinate a wealthy general in Buenos Aires. While there, the killer becomes enchanted with the tango and persuades a professional dancer to tutor him., A veteran hit man becomes enchanted with the tango and a professional dancer while in Argentina to assassinate a general.