U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.
Writing
Mamet's staccato dialogue—every pause is a threat.
Acting
Kilmer's reptilian stillness, Macy's sweating desperation.
Direction
No score, no mercy—just the hum of fluorescent violence.
Director
David Mamet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mamet wrote this during post-9/11 paranoia; the original script was far more explicit about government complicity in trafficking.
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