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1992
In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.
2024 · Directed by Ariel Vromen · 96 min · Crime · Thriller · Action · 8 frames
Tagline
Every city has a breaking point.
Crew
- Screenplay: Sascha Penn
- Cinematography: Frankie DeMarco
- Edited by: Danny Rafic
- Music: Gilad Benamram
- Production design: John D. Kretschmer
- Produced by: Maurice Fadida, Ariel Vromen, Adam Kolbrenner, Sascha Penn
Cast
- Tyrese Gibson as Mercer
- Scott Eastwood as Riggin Bigby
- Ray Liotta as Lowell
- Dylan Arnold as Dennis
- Oleg Taktarov as Titus
- Clé Bennett as Copeland
- Michael Beasley as Joseph
- Ori Pfeffer as Murphy
- Tosin Morohunfola as D-Ville
- Nathan Cooper as Roy
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Trident Films, Death Row Pictures, Sumatra Films, Lionsgate
- Budget: $6,500,000
- Box office: $2,900,000
- Themes: looting, race politics, street riots, based on true story, racial tension, 1990s, los angeles riots, racial injustice
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