TRAMA: Il detective Terence McDonagh viene promosso tenente, premio per aver salvato una persona che stava per annegare dopo l'uragano Katrina. L'atto eroico ha come conseguenza anche una grave ferita alla schiena per la quale il medico prescriverà al detective diversi medicinali. Un anno dopo, McDonagh combatte contro la propria dipendenza dal sesso, dai medicinali e dalla cocaina mentre, allo stesso tempo, lotta per sconfiggere un tal Big Fate: signore della droga che ha massacrato un'intera famiglia di immigrati africani (cineocchio.com).

REGIA: Werner Herzog
SCENEGGIATURA: William M. Finkelstein
CAST: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Brad Dourif, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Shawn Hatosy

PRODUZIONE: Edward R. Pressman Film, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Polsky Films, Saturn Films
DISTRIBUZIONE: 01 Distribution
PAESE: USA (2009)
GENERE: Drammatico, Thriller, Noir
DURATA: 121' circa
USCITA ITALIA: 11 Settembre 2009
USCITA USA: 20 Novembre 2009

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SYNOPSIS
Terence McDonagh, Homicide Detective with the New Orleans Police Department, is promoted to Lieutenant when saving a prisoner from drowning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In so doing, he severely injures his back and is put on prescription pain medication. A year later, Terence is in the battle of bringing down drug dealer Big Fate for massacring an entire family of Senegalese immigrants and his own addiction to sex, Vicodin, and cocaine.


by Werner Herzog - USA, 121'
language: English - s/t Italian/English

Director:Werner Herzog
Writer:William M. Finkelstein (writer)
Genre:Crime | Drama

Production status:
Principal photography was completed August 23, 2008.

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ACTORS: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Michael Shannon, Katie Chonacas

PRODUCTION: Nu Image/ Millennium Films (Los Angeles - USA)

CO-PRODUCTION 1: Edward R. Pressman Film (Los Angeles - USA)
CO-PRODUCTION 2: Saturn Films (Los Angeles - USA)
CO-PRODUCTION 3: Polsky Films (Los Angeles - USA)
OTHER CO-PRODUCTIONS: Osiris Productions
WORLD SALES: Nu Image (Los Angeles - USA)

ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Italian International Film S.r.l. and Andrea Leone Films S.r.l. and Vanpeteghem Federica and Gustavo
c/o Nu Image/ Millennium Films (Los Angeles - USA)

PRESS OFFICE: Laura Chen - Rogers Cowan (Los Angeles - United States)
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Alessandro Russo (Rome - Italy)




FESTIVALS / AWARDS

2009 | VENEZIA 66
* Competition
4 September 20:30 - PalaBiennale
4 September 19:15 - Sala Grande