Art gathers the ex-prisoners Jimmy and Mike with his girlfriend Jessica and presents a plan for kidnapping the daughter of a millionaire. The plan works perfectly and while waiting for the ransom in the border of Canada, ready to go to Rio de Janeiro, an incident happens with Jessica plus a betrayal in the group.
Acting
James Denton steals scenes as the sleazy insider.
Direction
Chappelle builds dread in empty spaces and dead air.
Director
Joe Chappelle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Joe Chappelle later directed Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers and five seasons of 'The Wire.' This was his feature debut.
Shot in Chicago with local theater actors, it's a regional indie that predicted the post-Tarantino crime wave without the ironic distance.
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