Black Widow
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Black Widow is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, the film sees Natasha Romanoff on the run and forced to confront a conspiracy tied to her past.
In 1995, Russian undercover agents-super-soldier Alexei Shostakov and Black Widow Melina Vostokoff-pose as a normal family in Ohio with their surrogate daughters Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova. When the mission to steal S.H.I.E.L.D. intel is complete, the family escapes to Cuba and rendezvous with their boss, General Dreykov, who has Natasha and Yelena taken to the Red Room for training. Years pass and Alexei is imprisoned in Russia, while Natasha defects to S.H.I.E.L.D. after bombing Dreykov's Budapest office, apparently killing him and his young daughter Antonia; an act that haunts Natasha.
In 2016, Natasha is a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords. She escapes from U.S. Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross and flees to a safehouse in Norway set up by Mason. Meanwhile, Yelena kills a rogue former Black Widow but comes in contact with a substance that neutralizes the Red Room's chemical mind-control agent. Yelena sends the antidote to Natasha in the hopes that she will return to help Yelena free the other Widows. When Natasha unknowingly drives off with the antidote, she is attacked by Taskmaster, who is after the antidote. Natasha manages to escape Taskmaster and realizes that the antidote came from Yelena. The two reunite in Budapest, where Natasha learns Dreykov is still alive and the Red Room is still active. Shortly after, they are attacked by Black Widows and Natasha and Yelena evade the Widows and Taskmaster before meeting Mason, who supplies them with a helicopter.
Natasha and Yelena break Alexei out of prison to learn Dreykov's location. He tells them to speak with Melina, who lives on a farm outside St. Petersburg, where she developed the chemical mind control process used on the Widows. There, Yelena reveals that while they were not a real family, she believed they were. Melina admits to giving away their location to Dreykov, whose agents arrive and take them to the Red Room, an aerial facility.
Melina and Natasha use face mask technology to switch places before being captured, allowing Melina to free Alexei and Yelena from their restraints. Meanwhile, Natasha confronts Dreykov, who sees through her disguise. Natasha learns Taskmaster is Antonia, who suffered damage so severe that Dreykov had to put a chip in her head, turning her into the perfect soldier, capable of mimicking the actions of anyone she witnesses, including several of the Avengers. Natasha attempts to kill Dreykov, but fails to harm him due to a pheromone lock he has installed in every Widow. Dreykov reveals that he controls Widows worldwide via his desk console. Natasha intentionally breaks her nose, severing a nerve in her nasal passage to negate the pheromone and then attacks Dreykov. Alexei battles Taskmaster, while Melina attempts to take out one of the facility's engines and Yelena searches for the other Widows, who are sent to protect Dreykov. Together, Alexei and Yelena lock Antonia in a cell.
Dreykov escapes as the Widows attack Natasha, but Yelena creates an antidote bomb that releases the Widows from the mind control. Natasha gets into the control desk and copies the locations of the other Widows worldwide just as the facility begins to explode and fall. Natasha retrieves the two surviving vials of the antidote and frees Taskmaster from the locked cell. Melina and Alexei escape via a plane just as Yelena takes out Dreykov's helicopter, killing him. Natasha gives Yelena a parachute before battling Taskmaster in freefall. After landing, Natasha uses a vial of the antidote on Taskmaster, freeing her from servitude. The freed Widows arrive as Yelena, Melina, and Alexei say goodbye to Natasha. She gives Yelena the last antidote vial and the portable drive, telling her to find and free the other, still mind-controlled, Widows. As they leave with Antonia, Natasha awaits Ross and his men, who have arrived to apprehend her.
Two weeks later, Natasha reunites with Mason, who supplies her with a Quinjet. She leaves, intending to free the detained Avengers on the Raft.
In a post-credits scene set after Natasha's death, Yelena encounters Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine at Natasha's grave and is tasked to kill Clint Barton, the man whom de Fontaine claims is responsible for Natasha's death.
In 1995, Russian undercover agents-super-soldier Alexei Shostakov and Black Widow Melina Vostokoff-pose as a normal family in Ohio with their surrogate daughters Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova. When the mission to steal S.H.I.E.L.D. intel is complete, the family escapes to Cuba and rendezvous with their boss, General Dreykov, who has Natasha and Yelena taken to the Red Room for training. Years pass and Alexei is imprisoned in Russia, while Natasha defects to S.H.I.E.L.D. after bombing Dreykov's Budapest office, apparently killing him and his young daughter Antonia; an act that haunts Natasha.
In 2016, Natasha is a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords. She escapes from U.S. Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross and flees to a safehouse in Norway set up by Mason. Meanwhile, Yelena kills a rogue former Black Widow but comes in contact with a substance that neutralizes the Red Room's chemical mind-control agent. Yelena sends the antidote to Natasha in the hopes that she will return to help Yelena free the other Widows. When Natasha unknowingly drives off with the antidote, she is attacked by Taskmaster, who is after the antidote. Natasha manages to escape Taskmaster and realizes that the antidote came from Yelena. The two reunite in Budapest, where Natasha learns Dreykov is still alive and the Red Room is still active. Shortly after, they are attacked by Black Widows and Natasha and Yelena evade the Widows and Taskmaster before meeting Mason, who supplies them with a helicopter.
Natasha and Yelena break Alexei out of prison to learn Dreykov's location. He tells them to speak with Melina, who lives on a farm outside St. Petersburg, where she developed the chemical mind control process used on the Widows. There, Yelena reveals that while they were not a real family, she believed they were. Melina admits to giving away their location to Dreykov, whose agents arrive and take them to the Red Room, an aerial facility.
Melina and Natasha use face mask technology to switch places before being captured, allowing Melina to free Alexei and Yelena from their restraints. Meanwhile, Natasha confronts Dreykov, who sees through her disguise. Natasha learns Taskmaster is Antonia, who suffered damage so severe that Dreykov had to put a chip in her head, turning her into the perfect soldier, capable of mimicking the actions of anyone she witnesses, including several of the Avengers. Natasha attempts to kill Dreykov, but fails to harm him due to a pheromone lock he has installed in every Widow. Dreykov reveals that he controls Widows worldwide via his desk console. Natasha intentionally breaks her nose, severing a nerve in her nasal passage to negate the pheromone and then attacks Dreykov. Alexei battles Taskmaster, while Melina attempts to take out one of the facility's engines and Yelena searches for the other Widows, who are sent to protect Dreykov. Together, Alexei and Yelena lock Antonia in a cell.
Dreykov escapes as the Widows attack Natasha, but Yelena creates an antidote bomb that releases the Widows from the mind control. Natasha gets into the control desk and copies the locations of the other Widows worldwide just as the facility begins to explode and fall. Natasha retrieves the two surviving vials of the antidote and frees Taskmaster from the locked cell. Melina and Alexei escape via a plane just as Yelena takes out Dreykov's helicopter, killing him. Natasha gives Yelena a parachute before battling Taskmaster in freefall. After landing, Natasha uses a vial of the antidote on Taskmaster, freeing her from servitude. The freed Widows arrive as Yelena, Melina, and Alexei say goodbye to Natasha. She gives Yelena the last antidote vial and the portable drive, telling her to find and free the other, still mind-controlled, Widows. As they leave with Antonia, Natasha awaits Ross and his men, who have arrived to apprehend her.
Two weeks later, Natasha reunites with Mason, who supplies her with a Quinjet. She leaves, intending to free the detained Avengers on the Raft.
In a post-credits scene set after Natasha's death, Yelena encounters Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine at Natasha's grave and is tasked to kill Clint Barton, the man whom de Fontaine claims is responsible for Natasha's death.