Slow Burn (2005)
Année de sortie: 2005
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Mentiras de ley, Тлеещ огън, O Crime Perfeito, Slow Burn - Verführerische Falle, Petoksista pahin
Réalisateur: Wayne Beach
Writer: Anthony Walton, Wayne Beach
Production & Genre
Producteur: Producer: Bonnie Timmermann, Sidney Kimmel, Tim Williams
Sociétés: Bonnie Timmermann Productions, GreeneStreet Films, Longfellow Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Budget: 15.500.000
Mots-clés
Mots-clés: arrest, blackout, cardboard cutout, cayman islands, cell phone, district attorney, envelope of money, fbi agent, flashlight, interview, murder, peeping, police chief, police officer killed, police officer shot, prosecutor, reporter, shot in the back, suspicion, undercover agent
Histoire
District Attorney Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) is involved in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with gang leader Danny Ludin while preparing for his mayoral campaign. His evening takes a dramatic turn when his lover and best prosecutor, Nora Timmer, claims to have killed a man who was assaulting her. However, a mysterious stranger arrives shortly after, implicating Nora in complex criminal schemes involving land deals, shell corporations, and political corruption. Cole must navigate this web of deception within 24 hours while being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney (Jolene Blalock) and the cryptic stranger.
Résumé
Slow Burn is a tense 2005 American thriller directed by Wayne Beach, blending elements of drama, mystery, and crime. Set against the backdrop of a city mayoral race, the film follows District Attorney Ford Cole as he grapples with a complex web of corruption, deceit, and power struggles involving a ruthless gang leader and political aspirations. The story is marked by unexpected twists, moral ambiguity, and intense psychological tension.
