A young girl lies in a hospital bed, blood smeared on her dress and a small spinning ballerina toy clenched in her hand. Flashing back, a younger Eve Macarro watches her father Javier move through their modest home with controlled violence as armed men break down the door. Javier hustles Eve into a hiding place while he confronts the intruders, dispatching some with precise gunfire and close-quarters killing. The leader of the attackers arrives: the Chancellor, the austere head of a shadowy cult that calls itself a refuge for former assassins. The Chancellor accuses Javier of stealing his wife, claiming Javier's romance with a cult member led to her death. He offers Javier a grim choice: kill himself so Eve will escape untouched, or if Javier kills the Chancellor both he and his daughter will die. Javier steels himself to sacrifice everything to save Eve; during the struggle he kills more assailants but receives fatal gunshot wounds. As a final act he drags himself and Eve out of the burning house and, despite his efforts, succumbs to his wounds in front of his daughter as explosives demolish the attackers' last position.

Winston Scott, the manager of the New York Continental, appears at the hospital and escorts Eve into the care of Javier's old family, the Ruska Roma, who masquerade as performers while operating a network of killers. At the Ruska Roma compound Eve meets the Director, who presides over the training program, and Nogi, a senior instructor who tutors her in weapons and hand combat. Over the course of twelve years Eve endures relentless training: she practices ballet until her feet bleed, drills gun handling until she can execute magazine changes without looking, and hones blade work and hand-to-hand techniques under Nogi's direction. She befriends one fellow trainee, Tatiana, and forms a cold but functional bond with others. A string of tests culminates in a final initiation in which Eve kills a former Ruska Roma member to claim the title of Kikimora; the Director and elders confirm her initiation after she completes the sanctioned killing.

During a visit by John Wick to the Director's home--John arrives seeking the Director's aid for matters of his own--Eve approaches him and asks how to escape a life of violence. John tells her, with blunt economy, that such choices lie with the individual; he warns that violence hardens men. The Director then assigns Eve to her first official field mission: she must protect a young heiress, Katla Park. At a crowded nightclub Eve spots the target surrounded by an approaching team led by Il Seong. She moves through the crowd, intercepts the attackers, and engages in a brutal brawl. She kills Il Seong by repeatedly driving the peen of a hammer into his chest and neck, then escorts Katla to safety and returns to the Ruska Roma compound for debriefing.

Two months later Eve completes an assassination in a high-rise apartment and leaves the building when a delivery van slams into her car. Two assailants leap out and open fire. Eve neutralizes both, but while searching a wounded attacker she finds an X-shaped scar carved into his wrist--an insignia she recognizes from the men who killed Javier. She severs the attacker's hand to obtain the mark as proof and carries it back to the Director, demanding permission to hunt the group responsible for her father's death. The Director refuses: the Ruska Roma maintain a long-established truce with the Cult overseen by the Chancellor; neither side infringes on the other's business. The Director orders Eve to abandon the vendetta.

Eve disregards the order and slips into the New York Continental. She registers with Charon at the front desk and asks Winston for help. He probes whether she understands the consequences of breaking the truce but agrees to point her toward a lead: one of the cult's operatives, Daniel Pine, currently at the Continental in Prague and carrying a large bounty. Winston arranges for Eve to be directed to Prague's Continental, and she travels there to find Pine.

Eve breaks into Pine's room at night and discovers him tending to his young daughter, Ella. The two draw weapons on one another, then lower them when they realize a confrontation between them helps neither's immediate objective: Pine says he is trying to hide Ella from men hunting them, and Eve asserts that she wants to find her father's killers. While they talk in the hotel corridor, Lena, one of the Chancellor's lieutenants, contacts her superiors and doubles the bounty on Pine's head, inciting a flood of hit men despite the Continental's rule forbidding violence within its walls. A group of contracted killers attempts to enter Pine's room; one of their booby traps detonates, blowing the brains out of one intruder. Pine and Eve fight the remaining attackers; they attempt to escape into the lobby with Ella but are ambushed. Dex, a cult enforcer, fires and wounds Pine, rendering him incapacitated, and other cultists incapacitate Eve and carry Ella off. The Prague Continental staff determine Eve did not break the hotel's rules--she did not spill blood within the building--and so they spare her life; two captured attackers are executed instantly by Continental personnel in the lobby in response to the outrageous violation. The hotel arranges to send Pine to a hospital, where he will later recover, and continental staff close the case, but Ella remains in the cult's hands.

Back in Ruska Roma custody for interrogation, Eve is placed in a cell with another prisoner, Petra, an assassin who taunts Eve and tells her she will become a hardened killer. Their captors force them into a timed agon: each must assemble a pistol and fire at the other when the clock reaches zero. Before Petra can pull the trigger, Eve fires a fraction of a second earlier, killing Petra with a single shot. The Director subsequently orders Eve to stand down; the elders insist she cannot break the truce without igniting a larger conflict.

Eve ignores that command. She finds an arms dealer named Frank and arrives at his shop to buy weapons. While Frank shows her munitions, cultists burst in and open fire. Frank suffers a grazing gunshot wound to his hand; Eve kills the remainder of the attackers in close combat and clears the shop. Frank, grateful and impressed, admits he knows the general region where the cult keeps a hidden enclave: an isolated town in the Austrian Alps called Hallstatt. He secures transport and tells Eve how to reach the hamlet.

Eve reaches Hallstatt at dawn. The village appears quaint, but the locals are armed and hostile; they are cultists in civilian dress. Inside a tavern Eve answers a provocation and a brawl erupts: she kills several cultists in hand-to-hand combat and gunfire, and the tavern keeper Agnetha calls for reinforcements. Eve chases her into the back of the bar and shoots Agnetha in the head. She descends into a cellar, finds explosives and grenades stored with rifles stacked against the wall, and arms herself. Eve fights through house-to-house confrontations as men swarm the streets; despite killing a large number of attackers she exhausts options and is eventually overpowered. The cult strips her jacket to reveal the Ruska Roma tattoo on her back, betraying her lineage to the Chancellor.

They carry Eve before the Chancellor in his compound. He sits surrounded by acolytes and introduces himself as the patriarch of this sanctuary for killers. The Chancellor tells Eve that Daniel Pine is his son and that the girl Ella is his granddaughter; he intends to raise Ella inside the cult to be a weapon as she is "chosen" by their rites, while the Ruska Roma allow their students to make different life choices. He also reveals a personal link: the woman who became Eve's mother was a member of his circle, and when Javier took Eve and fled years ago he abandoned other children--Lena among them. The Chancellor brings Lena forward; she is the cult's hardened lieutenant who has hunted Eve across years. Lena confronts Eve with a mixture of resentment and bitterness: she believes Javier abandoned her and that his leaving led to their mother's death. The Chancellor declares both women to be traitors and orders their execution.

Guards toss grenades into the enclosed space. Explosions rip through the chamber; shards of shrapnel shred clothing and flesh. A blast slams Lena against a wall and she collapses, bleeding out as her lifeblood leaves her. Eve is knocked back and left with deep cuts and concussive trauma but she survives as fighters clear a path for her to flee. She drags herself from the wreckage and escapes into an alleyway amid the chaos, carrying the knowledge that Lena was her sister and that the Chancellor has now drawn a line.

Immediately the Chancellor telephones the Director to declare that Eve's actions constitute an act of war. The Director insists she did not send Eve and protests but the Chancellor demands retribution and vows to bring down the Ruska Roma bloodline. To avoid an open conflict the Director offers a compromise: she will dispatch one of the Continental's most feared operatives to stop Eve before she kills enough of the Chancellor's forces to provoke a vendetta. The Director calls John Wick.

John arrives in Hallstatt before midnight. He tracks Eve through the town and finds her preparing to move toward the compound where the Chancellor is mobilizing his forces. They engage in a brutal, confined fight across rooftops and narrow corridors. John overmatches Eve in experience but does not strike to kill; instead he restrains and disarms her. He tells her that killing the Chancellor will not redeem her, that revenge will not let her father return. Eve presses for permission to finish the job; John, after seeing her resolve and knowing the balance of power hinges on this mission, gives her a single window--until midnight--to kill the Chancellor and thereby prevent a larger war. He says he will give her that hour and will not interfere so long as she takes no action to escalate beyond the Chancellor himself.

Eve slips back into the besieged town and launches an assault. She seizes a portable flamethrower in a rack of weaponry and uses it to clear courtyards and choke points as the Chancellor's forces attempt to seal exits. Dex, the Chancellor's muscle, arms himself with another flamethrower and advances, sending jets of fire across the square. Eve's flamethrower runs dry; Dex's weapon keeps burning. A direct confrontation follows at an open intersection where the two fire streams cross. Eve grabs a fire hose and rigs a makeshift shield, redirecting burning fuel and extinguishing flames long enough to close the distance. From a perch nearby John takes a rifle and aims at a fuel canister strapped to Dex's back. John squeezes the trigger: the bullet punctures the tank and Dex's flamethrower detonates. An enormous blast lifts Dex from his feet and detonates him into a spray of flame and metal, killing him instantly. The explosion clears a path for Eve to sprint toward the Chancellor's escape route.

The Chancellor attempts to flee with Ella in a vehicle, his men surrounding the van with automatic weapons. Eve intercepts the convoy on foot and engages the gunmen in rapid-fire exchanges and close-quarters killings. She picks off occupants from behind the engine block and through a doorway, then approaches the van where the Chancellor crouches behind a small shield of armed men. He taunts Eve, telling her that killing him will not change the machinery that produces killers, that the world will remain the same without him. As he speaks he manipulates Ella like a shield, trying to use the child to parry an attack. Eve does not hesitate: she squeezes the trigger and fires a single round into the Chancellor's head, ending his life instantly. The bullet slams into his temple, blood blooming on his face as the vehicle jerks. The Chancellor slumps forward, dead, and the remaining men fall into disarray. Eve retrieves Ella from the wreckage and pulls her away from the ruined van as the child cries and scans for her father.

John radios the Director and reports: the Chancellor is dead, Eve is alive, and the immediate threat of open war has been removed. The Director listens and then informs John she accepts the result; she orders the Ruska Roma to stand down to avoid a retaliatory spiral. With the Chancellor's command structure collapsed the cult dissipates into scattered retreats and the surviving aggressors withdraw.

Eve carries Ella back to the Prague Continental where Pine recuperates in a hospital bed with bandages covering multiple gunshot wounds. Pine opens his eyes when he sees Ella in his arms; he whispers incoherently then, with the assistance of staff, he begins the slow process of recovery. Ella clings to him and cries, and the two embrace as doctors check wounds and stabilize Pine's condition.

Eve returns to New York and takes a room at the Continental itself, formally checking in to the hotel's ledger. She leaves the Ruska Roma soon afterward, stepping back from the Director's household and from the compound where she trained for a dozen years. She attends a ballet performance one evening and sits in the dimmed auditorium while her former colleague Tatiana dances on stage. The music punctuates the motion and the lights throw Tatiana's silhouette into sharp relief. During the intermission Eve's phone buzzes: a notice flashes across her screen that a $5 million contract has been placed on her head. Men in the theater around her receive identical messages; several rise and move, checking their weapons and phones. Eve recognizes the danger instantly, eyes flicking to exits and to the men who are already reaching for jackets and chairs. She stands, walks out of the hall, and steps into a narrow side corridor as other patrons scramble and the theater's murmurs swell. The camera follows her leaving the building and the frame cuts to black on the empty hallway as she briskly moves away from the ballet and toward the uncertain path ahead.

The movie Ballerina (2025) ends with Eve Macarro killing the Chancellor, the leader of the Cult responsible for her father's death, rescuing her granddaughter Ella, and escaping the Cult's stronghold. John Wick, initially sent to stop Eve, ultimately aids her from a distance. Eve then seeks refuge at the New York Continental, aware that the Cult's survivors will seek revenge, while a $5 million bounty is placed on her head.

In the final sequence of Ballerina, Eve Macarro arrives in Hallstatt, Austria, where the Cult's base is located. She is immediately attacked by the town's inhabitants, who are all Cultists. Despite being captured and brought before the Chancellor, Eve breaks free. The Chancellor reveals that Pine is his son and Ella is his granddaughter. During this confrontation, Lena, who reveals herself as Eve's older sister, appears. Lena explains that their father Javier abandoned her because he feared the Cult had indoctrinated her. The Chancellor orders Eve and Lena's deaths; Lena is killed, but Eve escapes.

The Chancellor then contacts the Director, declaring war on the Ruska Roma. The Director explains that Eve has gone rogue and hires John Wick to eliminate her. John arrives in Hallstatt, finds Eve, and defeats her in combat but urges her to abandon her quest for revenge. Eve refuses, and John sympathizes, giving her until midnight to kill the Chancellor.

Eve resumes her assault on the Cult, with John assisting remotely by killing several Cultists, including Dex. The Chancellor attempts to flee with Ella, but Eve corners them. The Chancellor tries to reason with Eve, but she executes him and rescues Ella.

After the Chancellor's death, John informs the Director, who accepts the outcome. Ella reunites with a recovering Pine at the Prague Continental. Eve, having left the Ruska Roma, takes refuge at the New York Continental. Winston warns her that the remaining Cult members will seek revenge. While attending a ballet performance by her friend Tatiana, Eve learns there is a $5 million bounty on her head and leaves the theater, setting up her continued struggle.

Thus, the main characters' fates at the end are:

• Eve Macarro: Survives, kills the Chancellor, rescues Ella, and goes into hiding at the New York Continental.
• Ella: Rescued and reunited with her father Pine.
• Pine: Recovering at the Prague Continental.
• Lena: Killed by the Cult during the confrontation.
• The Chancellor: Executed by Eve.
• John Wick: Assists Eve but does not kill her, accepts the new status quo.

This detailed ending unfolds scene by scene, showing Eve's relentless pursuit of vengeance, the revelation of family ties within the Cult, the intervention of John Wick, and the ultimate destruction of the Cult's leadership, leaving Eve as a marked but free woman.

Yes, several characters die in the 2025 movie Ballerina. Here are the key deaths and their circumstances:

• Lena: She is revealed to be Eve's older sister and the Chancellor's granddaughter. After Eve is captured and they escape together, the Chancellor orders their deaths. Grenades are thrown into the building where Eve and Lena are hiding, injuring both. Lena is badly hurt and dies in Eve's arms, expressing that she missed her sister and had been told Eve was dead.

• The Chancellor: He is the cult leader and grandfather to Eve and Lena. After Eve corners him while he attempts to flee with Ella, Eve executes him, avenging her father and ending his reign over the cult.

• Dex and several other Cultists: During Eve's fight against the cult, John Wick assists her by killing Dex and other cult members from a distance.

• Other unnamed Cultists: Eve kills multiple cult members during her assault on the cult's base and town, including those who attack Frank's arms shop and the inhabitants of Hallstatt, Austria, who are cultists.

• Eve's father: Though not shown in the film's present timeline, Eve's father was killed prior to the events of the movie, which motivates her revenge quest.

• Pine: He is the Chancellor's son and Ella's father. The Chancellor put a hit out on him, but Pine survives and is reunited with Ella at the Prague Continental.

In summary, the main character deaths are Lena (Eve's sister) who dies from grenade injuries during the cult's attack, and the Chancellor who is executed by Eve. Other cult members and Eve's father (prior to the story) also die. Pine survives despite the Chancellor's attempt on his life.

The movie Ballerina (2025) does not have a post-credits scene. Audiences can leave the theater as soon as the movie ends without missing any additional footage or teasers for future installments. The film contains its full story within its runtime and does not include any mid-credits or after-credits scenes.

While the credits feature an original song titled "Hand That Feeds" by Halsey and Amy Lee, there is no extra narrative content after the credits. This aligns with the trend in the John Wick franchise, where most films, including Ballerina, do not have post-credits scenes, except for John Wick 4 which had one to set up a spinoff.

Eve Macarro is the daughter of assassins Javier of the Ruska Roma and his Cultist wife. As a child, she was taken away from the Cult by her father, which led to her mother's death. After Javier dies protecting her during a raid by the Cult, Eve is brought to the Ruska Roma by Winston Scott, where she trains as both a ballerina and an assassin under the Director and Nogi, preparing to act as a 'Kikimora' assassin.

Eve is trained by the Ruska Roma crime syndicate, specifically under the Director and Nogi, to become a ballerina-assassin. This training combines grace and deadly skills, molding her into a killer capable of avenging her father's death. The Ruska Roma are known for producing elite assassins, including the infamous John Wick, who appears briefly and advises Eve to abandon her violent path.

The Cult is responsible for the death of Eve's father and is a longstanding enemy of the Ruska Roma. After Eve kills a Cultist assassin who attacks her, she seeks revenge against the Cult. However, the Director warns her about a truce between the Cult and the Ruska Roma. The Cult's Chancellor orders a full-scale attack on Eve, leading to intense confrontations and revelations about Eve's family, including the fact that her sister Lena is aligned with the Cult.

Lena, initially an antagonist, is revealed to be Eve's sister. She was left behind in the Cult's village because she was older and had already taken a life, whereas Eve was taken away by their father. Lena was told Eve was dead and has been working for the Cult. In a climactic moment, Lena confronts Eve, reveals the truth about their past, and dies after being injured in a grenade attack ordered by the Chancellor.

John Wick appears briefly when visiting the Director to ask for safe passage. He advises Eve to abandon her violent path, warning her against the life of an assassin. Despite this, Eve chooses to continue her training and mission for revenge, indicating that while John Wick's advice is significant, she remains committed to her path as a ballerina-assassin.

The movie Ballerina (2025) is not family friendly and is rated R due to strong, bloody violence throughout and moderate language. It is primarily intended for adult audiences and is not recommended for children or sensitive viewers.

Potentially objectionable or upsetting aspects include:

• Frequent, intense violence and gore: Numerous scenes of brutal hand-to-hand combat, shootings, stabbings, use of blades and improvised weapons, explosions, flamethrowers, and graphic injuries such as broken bones and cauterizing wounds.
• Sustained fight sequences with high body counts and graphic depictions of death, including people being thrown from heights, pinned with crossbow bolts, and blown up by grenades.
• Moderate profanity including sexual expletives and scatological curses.
• Some mild alcohol and smoking shown in background or social contexts.
• Brief non-sexual partial nudity and a revealing ballerina outfit, but no sexual content.
• Frightening and intense scenes that may be disturbing for sensitive viewers, including a young girl witnessing violence against her father.

There are no sexual scenes, but the film's extreme violence, bloodshed, and mature themes make it unsuitable for children or those sensitive to graphic content.