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When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and expose a side of their lives they never intended to see the light of day.
2026 · Directed by Ben Affleck · 106 min · Thriller · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
Power can't protect you.
Crew
- Written by: Billy Ray, Ben Affleck, Connor O. McIntyre
- Cinematography: Robert Elswit
- Edited by: William Goldenberg, Christopher Rouse
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production design: Theresa Guleserian
- Produced by: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Dani Bernfeld, Brad Weston
Cast
- Ben Affleck as Mark Kimball
- Kerry Washington as Abigail Kimball
- Gillian Anderson as Dayle Burton
- Steven Yeun as Sam Allison
- Adriana Paz as Cecilia Trujillo
- Luis Gerardo Méndez as Ramon
- Christopher Woodley as Denny Kimball
- Jacob Estrada as Hector
- Ray Fisher as Ron Sperling
- Taylor Cooper as Hannah
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Artists Equity, Makeready, Fifth Season
- Themes: kidnapping, child kidnapping, political candidate, ransom demand, political thriller, mayoral candidate, kidnapped
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