The movie begins with young!natasha front and center. This is her story of her first idyllic world (represented by the innocent young!yelena) falling apart, setting up our natasha's story-theme … Natasha henstridge also brings a sense of naivete and innocence to her character despite being a killing machine, and her assets of course are a huge selling point.

A young woman returns to her hometown after escaping sacrifice by a cult years prior, only to return to mourn her brother who was recently murdered. She makes a deal with a demon to exact her revenge …