The Mechanik is a 2005 action film starring and directed by Dolph Lundgren, written by Bryan Edward Hill and co-starring Ben Cross. Retired Russian Special Forces hit man Nikolai "Nick" Cherenko is a simple man trying to live a simple life in his small Russian town. He has a pretty wife named Alina , a son named Vanya , and a successful profession as an automobile mechanic. But one day, Russian mob boss Sasha Popov and his gang come to town. Caught in the crossfire is Nick's family. When the smoke clears, Alina and Vanya lie dead in the streets. Nick arms himself and tracks down Sasha and... his gang, cornering them in a drug deal and laying waste. Years later, Nick emigrates to the U.S. and takes a job as a car mechanic in Los Angeles. And then wealthy Mary Abramoff tracks him down. She pleads with him to go to Russia and retrieve her daughter Julia , who has been kidnapped and forced into the sex trade.
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| Release date: | October 3, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Dolph Lundgren |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 94 Minutes |
| Music by: | Elia Cmiral |
| Estimated budget: | $4,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |