In the grim world of the TV
series La Femme Nikita, the
operatives must live by the rules or die. In the world of Section, a
clandestine spy organization that makes the CIA and NSA look like
Sunday School picnics, they are forced to fight for “freedom;” if they
try to escape, they are killed. A curious existentialist position
indeed. But a few operatives rebel against the rules. Jurgen is
one
of them. Like Nikita, his soul has not been crushed by this Kafkaesque
organization. This character is Bruce’s best hero role and a very
popular one on the TV series. Bruce plays the mysterious Jurgen
with both sternness (as an operative) and tenderness (toward Nikita).
He displays a range of emotions, from grim determination to emotional
vulnerability, from cool killer to hot lover. When it comes to
heroes, Bruce Payne rules.
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